Device for collecting body excretions and method of using same
First Claim
1. A device for draining and collecting body excretions, comprising a gum-based flat, plate-like member adapted to come into contact with the user'"'"'s skin round the location from which excretion is to be discharged having a hole enabling the free flow of excretion therethrough and lines of reduced strength extending radially outwardly from said hole, a support on which a bag for collecting excretion is adapted to be secured, the support being of supple material and having an aperture larger than the hole in the gum-based member and annular zones concentric with said aperture and secured to said support by manually tearable attachment points for enlarging the size of said aperture in said support by removal of at least one of said annular zones, the gum-based member being operatively connected to the support by pushing the portion of the member surrounding the hole having said lines of reduced strength through said aperture and around the edge of said aperture in the support when positioning the device on the user, thereby forming a wrap-around pad tightly embracing and sealing said edge of the aperture and the location from which the excretion is discharged when in position on the user.
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Abstract
A device for draining and collecting body excretions, particularly for post-operative procedures, comprising a gum-based member adapted to be placed in contact with the skin of the user around the location from which the excretion is to be discharged, the member having a hole enabling the free flow of excretion therethrough, a support on which a bag for collecting excretion is adapted to be secured, the support being of flexible material and having an aperture larger than the hole in the gum-based member, the support also being provided with pre-cut zones concentric with the aperture for enlarging the size of the aperture, the gum-based member being connected to the support by pushing the portion of the member surrounding the hole through the aperture in the support, thereby forming an annular wrap-around pad tightly embracing the edge of the aperture. Preferably the gum-based member is of Karaya gum mixed with a glycerine binder, and the support is a fabric reinforced resin film.
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- 1. A device for draining and collecting body excretions, comprising a gum-based flat, plate-like member adapted to come into contact with the user'"'"'s skin round the location from which excretion is to be discharged having a hole enabling the free flow of excretion therethrough and lines of reduced strength extending radially outwardly from said hole, a support on which a bag for collecting excretion is adapted to be secured, the support being of supple material and having an aperture larger than the hole in the gum-based member and annular zones concentric with said aperture and secured to said support by manually tearable attachment points for enlarging the size of said aperture in said support by removal of at least one of said annular zones, the gum-based member being operatively connected to the support by pushing the portion of the member surrounding the hole having said lines of reduced strength through said aperture and around the edge of said aperture in the support when positioning the device on the user, thereby forming a wrap-around pad tightly embracing and sealing said edge of the aperture and the location from which the excretion is discharged when in position on the user.
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13. A method of utilizing round an artificial body opening a device comprising a gum-based flat, plate-like member adapted to come into contact with the user'"'"'s skin having a hole enabling the free flow of excretion therethrough and lines of reduced strength extending radially outwardly from said hole, a support on which a bag for collecting excretion is adapted to be secured, said support being of supple material and having an aperture larger than the hole in the gum-based member and annular zones concentric with said aperture and secured to said support by manually tearable attachment points for enlarging the size of said aperture in said support by removal of at least one of said zones, comprising the steps of measuring the transverse dimension of said artificial body opening, selecting a said zone in said support corresponding to the transverse dimension measured, pushing out all smaller annular zones to form the desired aperture in said support, forcing the portion surrounding the hole in said member and opposite said aperture through said aperture and around the edge of said aperture thereby providing an annular wrap-around pad extending through said aperture to the other side of said support, and thereafter placing said device into position on the user with said gum-based member in contact with the user'"'"'s skin, the annular wrap-around pad tightly embracing and sealing the portion surrounding said artificial body opening.
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