Protective shield for a stoma pough

• US 5,178,614 A
• Filed: 08/29/1991
• Issued: 01/12/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hugh E. Sorensen, McDowell, Charles E.
• Original Assignee: Hugh E. Sorensen, McDowell, Charles E.
• Inventors: McDowell, Charles E., Sorensen, Hugh E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Green, Randall L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CLARKE, ROBERT A
• Application Number:
  US07/751,772
• Time in Patent Office: 502 Days
• Field of Search: 604/332-345
• US Class Current: 604/332
• 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

An apparatus is provided for a protective shield for a stoma and a stoma collection pouch. The shield comprises a rigid thin shell portion having a convex exterior surface and a concave interior surface. A peripheral edge joins the two surfaces. A spring clip portion mounts onto a neck piece of the collection pouch and is attached to the peripheral edge of the shell portion such that the spring clip portion normally touches the concave surface of the shell portion and extends over the top of the collection pouch. The spring clip portion, when forced away from the shell portion, is urged to return toward the shell portion by spring action between the spring clip portion and the shell portion. The protective shield is positioned onto the collection pouch with the shell portion covering the outfacing external surface of that portion of the collection pouch surrounding the neck piece. The peripheral edge contacts the collection pouch surface and straddles the neck piece. The concave surface of the protective shield includes an adhesive layer which forms a bond with the outfacing external surface of the collection pouch such that the collection pouch is held in a fixed position with respect to the protective shield. The spring clip portion contacts the infacing external surface of the collection pouch adjacent the neck piece. The shell portion acts to prevent physical injury to the stoma and to the collection pouch.

Claims

1. A combination protective device and a stoma collection pouch, the protective device comprising:

a rigidly resilient thin shell having a convex exterior surface, a concave interior surface and a peripheral edge joining the two surfaces; and

a means for attaching the shell to the collection pouch, the attachment means including a resilient spring clip for mounting the protective device onto a neck piece of the collection pouch, the spring clip extending integrally from the shell to form a U-shaped assembly, the clip being elastically urged to lay in contact with the concave surface for providing a clamping force for improved holding power of the protective device onto the neck piece, the neck piece being engaged between the clip and the concave surface, the convex exterior surface being positioned to provide a deflection means for preventing a puncture of the pouch and damage to the stoma.

2. The protective device for a stoma collection pouch of claim 1 further including an adhesive layer attached to the concave surface for adhering the shell to the pouch so that the shell is fixed in place on the pouch.

3. The protective device for a stoma collection pouch of claim 1 wherein the spring clip includes a pair of arms, the arms at least partially encircling the neck piece to secure the clip thereto.

4. The protective device for a stoma collection pouch of claim 1 wherein the clip is made of a transparent material to facilitate visibility when mounting the clip onto the neck piece.

5. A combination protective device and stoma collection pouch comprising:

a stoma pouch including an enclosure for storing an effluent and a mounting neck piece for attaching the pouch to a stoma face plate flange;

a rigidly resilient thin shell having a convex exterior surface, a concave interior surface and a peripheral edge joining

a means for attaching the shell to the collection pouch, the attachment means including a resilient spring clip for mounting the protective device onto a neck piece of the collection pouch, the spring clip extending integrally from the shell to form a U-shaped assembly, the clip being elastically urged to lay in contact with the concave surface for providing a clamping force for improved holding power of the protective device onto the neck piece, the neck piece being engaged between the clip and the concave surface, the convex exterior surface being positioned to provide a deflection means for preventing a puncture of the pouch and damage to the stoma.

6. The combination stoma collection pouch and pouch protective device of claim 5 further including an adhesive layer attached to the concave surface for adhering the shell to the pouch so that the shell is fixed in place on the pouch.

7. The combination stoma collection pouch and pouch protective device of claim 5 wherein the spring clip includes a pair of arms, the arms at least partially encircling the neck piece to secure the clip thereto.

8. The combination stoma collection pouch and pouch protective device of claim 5 wherein the clip is made of a transparent material to facilitate visibility when mounting the clip onto the neck piece.

9. The combination stoma collection pouch and pouch protective device of claim 5 wherein the attachment means is an adhesive layer attached to the concave surface for adhering the shell to the pouch so that the shell is fixed in place on the pouch.