Body wastes receiving appliance

• US 5,785,695 A
• Filed: 11/08/1996
• Issued: 07/28/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ALCARE Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: ALCARE Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Usukura, Kouji, Sato, Makoto
• Primary Examiner(s): Clarke, Robert A.
• Application Number:
  US08/745,875
• Time in Patent Office: 627 Days
• Field of Search: 604/332, 604/338, 604/339, 604/342, 604/344, 604/345
• US Class Current: 604/339
• 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 body wastes receiving appliance constructed in such a manner that the portion which receives body wastes can be easily removed from the appliance and thrown away into a flush toilet or the like, the body wastes receiving appliance including an adhesive plate which has an opening corresponding to a body wastes discharge hole formed in the surface of a human body, a first flange which is fixed the adhesive plate adjacent the non-adhesive side and has an opening corresponding to the opening of the adhesive plate, a second flange which is detachably fitted to the opposite side, with reference to the adhesive plate, of the first flange and has an opening corresponding to the opening of the first flange, an outer pouch which is fixed to the opposite side, with reference to the adhesive plate, of the second flange and has an opening corresponding to the respective openings of the adhesive plate and the first and second flanges, and an inner pouch which is housed inside the outer pouch so as to be separable from the outer pouch and which receives the body wastes discharged through the respective openings of the adhesive plate and the first flange from the body wastes discharge hole, the inner pouch being formed of a water-soluble material.

Claims

1. A body wastes receiving appliance comprising:

an adhesive plate having an adhesive side, a non-adhesive side, and an opening therethrough corresponding to a wastes discharge hole or opening formed on the surface of a human body,

a first flange secured to the non-adhesive side of said adhesive plate and having an opening corresponding to the opening of said adhesive plate and a ring-form fitting portion,

a second flange detachably mounted at the opposite side, with reference to said adhesive plate, of said first flange and having an opening corresponding to the opening of said first flange and a ring-form fitting z portion at the side of the second flange closer to said adhesive plate which is detachably fitted to the fitting portion of said first flange,

a third flange secured to the inner side of said first flange at the non-adhesive side of said adhesive plate and having an opening corresponding to the respective openings of said adhesive plate and said first flange, and a ring-form fitting portion,

a fourth flange detachable mounted at said third flange and having an opening corresponding to the opening of said third flange and a ring-form fitting portion at the side of the fourth flange closer to said adhesive plate which is detachably fitted to or engaged with the fitting portion of said third flange,

an outer pouch secured at the opposite side, with reference to the adhesive plate, of said second flange and having an opening corresponding to the respective openings of said adhesive plate, said first flange, said second flange, said third flange and said fourth flange, and

an inner pouch for receiving the body wastes discharged through the respective openings of said adhesive plate, said first flange, said third flange and said fourth flange, said inner pouch being mounted to an opposite side, with reference to the adhesive plate, of said fourth flange and housed inside said outer pouch in such a manner as to be separable therefrom,

said outer pouch being formed of a water insoluble film, while said inner pouch being formed of a water-soluble film which is dissolved or disintegrated in water, said inner pouch being replaceable.

2. The body wastes receiving appliance according to claim 1, wherein said inner pouch has a ring-form water-soluble adhesive member in the peripheral portion around the opening thereof, so that, by said adhesive member, said inner pouch is detachably mounted to the opposite side, with reference to the adhesive plate, of said fourth flange.

3. The body wastes receiving appliance according to claim 1, wherein said inner pouch is mounted by welding or heat sealing to the opposite side, with reference to the adhesive plate, of the fourth flange.

4. The body wastes receiving appliance according to claim 1, wherein said first flange is fixed to the non-adhesive side of the adhesive plate over the whole ring-form surface of said first flange.

5. The body wastes receiving appliance according to claim 1, wherein said first flange is fixed to the non-adhesive side surface of said adhesive plate around the ring-form inner peripheral edge of said first flange, while the ring-form outer peripheral edge of said first flange is set apart from the non-adhesive side surface of the adhesive plate.

6. The body wastes receiving appliance according to claim 1, wherein said outer pouch has an openable/closable mouth for replacement of said inner pouch.

7. A body wastes receiving appliance comprising:

an adhesive plate having an adhesive side, an opposite non-adhesive side, and an opening corresponding to a wastes discharge hole or opening formed on the surface of a human body,

a first flange secured to the non-adhesive side of said adhesive plate and having an opening corresponding to the opening of said adhesive plate and a ring-form fitting portion,

a second flange detachably mounted at the opposite side, with reference to said adhesive plate, of said first flange and having an opening corresponding to the opening of the first flange, a first ring-form fitting portion at the side of the second flange closer to said adhesive plate which is detachably fitted to or engaged with the fitting portion of said first flange and a second ring-form fitting portion at the opposite side, with reference to said adhesive plate, of said second flange,

a further flange detachably mounted at the opposite side, with reference to the adhesive plate, of said second flange and having an opening corresponding to the opening of said second flange and a ring-form fitting portion, said ring-form fitting portion of said further flange being fittable to or engageable with said second ring-form fitting portion of said second flange,

an outer pouch secured at the opposite side, with reference to said adhesive plate, of said second flange and having an opening corresponding to the respective openings of said adhesive plate, said first flange and said second flange, and

an inner pouch for receiving the body wastes discharged through the respective openings of said adhesive plate, said first flange, said second flange and said further flange, said inner pouch being mounted to the opposite side, with reference to the adhesive plate, of said further flange and housed inside said outer pouch in such a manner as to be separable therefrom,

said outer pouch being formed of a non-water-soluble film, while said inner pouch being formed of a water-soluble-film which is dissolved in water, said inner pouch being replaceable.

8. The body wastes receiving appliance according to claim 7 wherein said inner pouch has a ring-form water-soluble adhesive member in the peripheral portion around the opening thereof, so that, by said adhesive member, said inner pouch is detachably fixed to the opposite side, with reference to the adhesive plate, of said further flange.

9. The body wastes receiving appliance according to claim 7 wherein said inner pouch has its opening portion mounted by welding or heat sealing to the opposite side, with reference to the adhesive plate, of said further flange.

10. The body wastes receiving appliance according to claim 7 wherein said first flange is fixed to the non-adhesive side of the adhesive plate over the whole ring-form surface of said first flange.

11. The body wastes receiving appliance according to claim 7 wherein said first flange is fixed to the non-adhesive side surface of said adhesive plate at the ring-form inner peripheral edge of said first flange, while the ring-form outer peripheral edge of said first flange is set apart from the non-adhesive side surface of the adhesive plate.

12. The body wastes receiving appliance according to claim 7 wherein said outer pouch has an openable/closable mouth for replacement of said inner pouch.