One-piece ileostomy or colostomy bag connector

• US 5,098,420 A
• Filed: 11/09/1990
• Issued: 03/24/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Daniel J. Iacone
• Original Assignee: Daniel J. Iacone
• Inventors: Iacone, Daniel J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Green, Randall L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CLARKE, ROBERT A
• Application Number:
  US07/611,014
• Time in Patent Office: 501 Days
• Field of Search: 604/332, 604/337, 604/338, 604/339, 604/342, 604/345
• US Class Current: 604/338
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/445 Colostomy, ileostomy or urethrostomy devices A61F5/441, A61F5/442, A61F5/443 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/448 Means for attaching bag to seal ring

Abstract

A one-piece bag connector for an ileostomy bag, colostomy bag or the like comprises an annular body portion, lip portion and a belt attachment. The body portion is adapted to surround a stoma of a user and the lip portion is connectable to a bag such that material may be discharged from the stoma to the bag without leakage. The body portion is made of resilient material and directly contacts the user thus avoiding the use of any gels or adhesive materials. The belt attachment connects a belt to the body portion such that a slight pressure is exerted against the user. This pressure plus the resilient nature of the body portion assures a proper seal between the user and the bag connector. Further, an easily attachable/detachable snap or screw connection is provided between the lip portion and the bag to assure a proper seal as well as convenience and ease in changing and/or removing the bag. The annular body portion, lip portion and belt attachment can be molded from plastic or the like to form the one-piece connector.

Claims

1. A one-piece bag connector for connecting an ostomy bag about a stoma of a user, the bag having a coupling member surrounding an opening therein, said bag connector comprising:

an annular body portion having a top and bottom side, said bottom side being adapted to directly contact the user, said body portion having a central aperture which surrounds said stoma and permits unobstructed discharge of bodily wastes from said stoma, said body portion being formed from a resilient material;

a lip portion encircling said body portion aperture, said lip portion being located on the top side of said body portion and being detachably connectable with said coupling member of said bag such that said bag may be affixed directly to said body portion and such that discharge from the stoma to the bag is permitted; and

belt attachment means for attaching a belt to said body portion, said belt attachment means being a rigid, one-piece construction with said body portion and said lip portion whereby assembly by the user is avoided, said belt attachment means having at least two hooks located on opposite sides of the body portion and extending above the top side of said body portion, the belt having two ends each having loop portions, each of said loop portions being attached to one of said hooks in order to attach said belt to said belt attachment means;

said lip portion, said belt attachment means and said body portion together forming a single unitary, one-piece structure, said belt attachment means permitting said belt to hold said body portion about said stoma such that a slight pressure is exerted against the user, said pressure and said resilient material forming said body portion permitting a substantially leak-proof seal to be formed between the user and said body portion, said lip portion and said coupling member of said bag further forming a leak-proof seal between said body portion and said bag;

wherein said one-piece connector is used with one of an ileostomy bag and a colostomy bag, the lip portion of the one-piece connector generally having a smooth outer side such that the one of the ileostomy bag and the colostomy bag can snap onto the lip portion to be sealed thereof, thereby forming the only connection between the bag connector and the bag.

2. The one-piece bag connector of claim 1, wherein said one-piece resilient material comprises a silicone material.

3. The one-piece bag connector of claim 1, wherein an outer periphery of said bottom side of said annular body is beveled.

4. The one-piece bag connector of claim 1, wherein the annular body portion, the lip portion and the belt attachment means are all the same material, the annular body portion, the lip portion and the belt attachment means being molded to form the one-piece connector which is of a single, unitary, one-piece construction.

5. The one-piece bag connector of claim 4, wherein the material of the bag connector is one of silicone and plastic.

6. The one-piece bag connector of claim 5, wherein the lip portion of the one-piece connector is provided with four threads.

7. A one-piece bag connector for connecting an ostomy bag about a stoma of a user, the bag having a coupling member surrounding an opening therein, said bag connector comprising:

an annular body portion having a top and bottom side, said bottom side being adapted to directly contact the user, said body portion having a central aperture which surrounds said stoma and permits unobstructed discharge of bodily wastes from said stoma, said body portion being formed from a resilient material;

a lip portion encircling said body portion aperture, said lip portion being located on the top side of said body portion and being detachably connectable with said coupling member of said bag such that said bag may be affixed directly to said body portion and such that discharge from the stoma to the bag is permitted; and

belt attachments means for attaching a belt to said body portion, said belt attachment means being a rigid, one-piece construction with said body portion and said lip portion whereby assembly by the user is avoided, said belt attachment means having at least two hooks located on opposite sides of the body portion and extending above the top side of said body portion, the belt having two ends each having loop portions, each of said loop portions being attached to one of said hooks in order to attach said belt to said belt attachment means;

said lip portion, said belt attachment means and said body portion together forming a single unitary, one-piece structure, said belt attachments means permitting said belt to hold said body portion about said stoma such that a slight pressure is exerted against the user, said pressure and said resilient material forming said body portion permitting a substantially leak-proof seal to be formed between the user and said body portion, said lip portion and said coupling member of said bag further forming a leak-proof seal between said body portion and said bag;

said one-piece connector is used with one of an ileostomy bag and a colostomy bag, the bag having a coupling member with at least one thread thereon, the lip portion of the one-piece connector further comprising at least one thread along an outer side thereof, said at least one thread on the coupling member being in mating, sealing engagement with the at least one thread on the lip portion thereby forming the only connection between the one-piece connector and the bag when the coupling member is screwed onto the lip portion to mount the bag on the one-piece connector.

8. The one-piece bag connector of claim 7, wherein said one-piece resilient material comprises a silicone material.

9. The one-piece bag connector of claim 7, wherein said outer periphery of said bottom side of said annular body is beveled.

10. The one-piece bag connector of claim 7, wherein said annular body portion, the lip portion and the belt attachment means are all the same material, the annular body portion, the lip portion and the belt attachment means being molded to form the one-piece connector which is of a single, unitary, one-piece construction.

11. The one-piece bag connector of claim 7, wherein the material of the bag connector is one of silicone plastic.