Urine-collecting device
First Claim
1. A urine-collecting device comprising:
- a relatively flat urine-collecting bag having a substantially flat front side and a rear side, said front side being provided with a relatively large round opening;
a flange attached at the outside of said front side and to a round periphery of said large round opening of said substantially flat front side, said flange extending radially outwardly away from said round periphery at a substantial, substantially constant angle with respect to said substantially flat front side, said flange being provided with a relatively large opening; and
a cylindrical cap-shaped film made of a substantially thin elastic material and having a substantially flat front wall at one side thereof and a rear flange portion at the other side thereof, the thickness of said front wall being smaller than that of said rear flange portion, a relatively small inserting hole being provided at the center of said front wall, said inserting hole having a diameter such that said inserting hole is capable of gently and sealingly fitting around a circumferential surface of a penis, and said film being attached to said flange by elastically fitting said rear flange portion around an outside surface of said flange.
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Abstract
A urine-collecting device comprising a urine-collecting bag having an opening for inserting a penis therethrough, the opening being made on one side surface of the bag and a sheet-like flange formed integrally with the bag at a periphery of the opening; and a film for preventing a back flow of urine having a hole with a diameter being smaller than that of the opening, characterized in that the film is formed to be cap-shaped and is put on the flange to elastically cover the flange.
According to a device of the present invention, the device is applicable to any kind of patient, does not either cause a feeling of physical disorder or injure a penis, enables a bedridden old man or sick person to urinate while lying in order to be convenient for care thereof, and can be used sanitarily without causing a leak of urine.
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8 Claims
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1. A urine-collecting device comprising:
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a relatively flat urine-collecting bag having a substantially flat front side and a rear side, said front side being provided with a relatively large round opening; a flange attached at the outside of said front side and to a round periphery of said large round opening of said substantially flat front side, said flange extending radially outwardly away from said round periphery at a substantial, substantially constant angle with respect to said substantially flat front side, said flange being provided with a relatively large opening; and a cylindrical cap-shaped film made of a substantially thin elastic material and having a substantially flat front wall at one side thereof and a rear flange portion at the other side thereof, the thickness of said front wall being smaller than that of said rear flange portion, a relatively small inserting hole being provided at the center of said front wall, said inserting hole having a diameter such that said inserting hole is capable of gently and sealingly fitting around a circumferential surface of a penis, and said film being attached to said flange by elastically fitting said rear flange portion around an outside surface of said flange. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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Specification
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Current AssigneeNissho Corporation (Nitto Denko Corporation)
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Original AssigneeNissho Corporation (Nitto Denko Corporation)
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InventorsMatsuura, Iwao
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Primary Examiner(s)Pellegrino, Stephen C.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Costantino, Mario
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Application NumberUS07/270,380Time in Patent Office217 DaysField of Search604/317, 604/327, 604/332-353, 128/760, 128/767US Class Current604/349CPC Class CodesA61F 5/44 Devices worn by the patient...A61F 5/4408 Means for securing receptac...A61F 5/453 for collecting urine or oth...
