Catheter bag and harness

• US 9,259,345 B2
• Filed: 03/06/2013
• Issued: 02/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Godfrey T. Letellier
• Original Assignee: Godfrey T. Letellier
• Inventors: Letellier, Godfrey T.
• Primary Examiner(s): MARCETICH, ADAM M
• Application Number:
  US13/786,537
• Publication Number:
  US 20130245585A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,077 Days
• Field of Search: 604/328, 604/343, 604/345, 224/660, 224/661, 224/662, 224/257, 224/625, 224/626, 224/637, 224/638, 224/639, 224/677
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A41F 9/002 Free belts
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/30 Straps; Bands
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2003/144 Pack-carrying waist or torso belts
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/008 Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/02 Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of one strap passing over the shoulder
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/14 Carrying-straps; Pack-carrying harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/021 to the belt
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/44 Devices worn by the patient for reception of urine, faeces, catamenial or other discharge; Portable urination aidsabsorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, A61F13/15; drainage appliances for wounds A61M27/00; emptying devices for urine bags B65B69/0016; Colostomy devices adhesives for colostomy devices A61L24/00; materials for colostomy devices A61L28/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/4404 Details or parts
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/4408 Means for securing receptacles or bags to the body otherwise than by adhesives, e.g. belts, straps or harnesses A61F5/449 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/445 Colostomy, ileostomy or urethrostomy devices A61F5/441, A61F5/442, A61F5/443 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/10 Bag-type containers
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/12 with means for holding samples of contents
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/14 Details; Accessories therefor A61J7/00 takes precedence; openers B65D, B67B7/00

Abstract

The disclosure includes embodiments of an improved catheter bag comprising a bag portion, a top tab portion and a bottom tab portion with a one way entry valve extending through said top tab portion to permit fluid to enter the bag portion. A draining valve is provided in the bottom tab portion operable from an open to a closed position. The catheter bag is provided with pairs of parallel vertical slots sized and shaped to retain straps for retaining the bag against the body.

Claims

1. An improved catheter bag comprising:

a bag portion, a non-fluid retaining top tab portion, and a non-fluid retaining bottom tab portion with a one way entry valve extending through said top tab portion to permit fluid to enter the bag portion, a draining valve in the non-fluid retaining bottom tab portion operable from an open to a closed position, the draining valve defining an outer surface for engaging an inner surface of a push-pull valve,

two “

O”

rings disposed about a stem of the one way entry valve to which a catheter hose is configured to connect to reduce risk of the catheter hose disengaging from the entry valve,

wherein the catheter bag is provided with a first pair of parallel vertical slots sized and shaped to retain the stem between an upper leg strap and the non-fluid retaining top tab portion with the upper leg strap located below a top edge of the catheter bag within the non-fluid retaining top tab portion with one of said first pair of slots is located on one side of the one way entry valve and the other of said first pair of slots located on the other side of the one way entry valve and spaced apart, and a second pair of parallel vertical slots sized and shaped to retain a lower leg strap, the upper leg strap configured to connect with a shoulder strap portion, said second pair of vertical slots located above a bottom edge within the bottom tab portion and with one of said second pair of slots located on one side of the draining valve and the other of said second pair of slots located on the other side of the draining valve and spaced apart.

2. The catheter bag of claim 1 wherein corners of the upper and lower tab portions are rounded.

3. A catheter bag assembly comprising:

a lower leg strap portion;

an upper leg strap portion;

a shoulder strap portion coupled to the upper leg portion; and

a bag portion, a non-fluid retaining top tab portion, and a non-fluid retaining bottom tab portion with a one way entry valve extending through the top tab portion to permit fluid to enter the bag portion, a draining valve in the non-fluid retaining bottom tab portion operable from an open to a closed position, the draining valve defining an outer surface for engaging an inner surface of a push-pull valve,

wherein the catheter bag is provided with a first pair of parallel vertical slots sized and shaped to retain a stem between the upper leg strap portion and the non-fluid retaining top tab portion with the upper leg strap disposed below a top edge of the catheter bag within the non-fluid retaining top tab portion with one of the first pair of slots is disposed on one side of the one way entry valve and the other of the first pair of slots disposed on the other side of the one way entry valve and spaced apart, and a second pair of parallel vertical slots sized and shaped to retain the lower leg strap portion, the second pair of vertical slots disposed above a bottom edge within the non-fluid retaining bottom tab portion and with one of the second pair of slots disposed on one side of the draining valve and the other of the second pair of slots disposed on the other side of the draining valve and spaced apart.

4. The catheter bag assembly as recited in claim 3, further comprising at least one “

O”

ring disposed about a stem of the one way entry valve to which a catheter hose is connected to reduce the risk of the hose disengaging from the entry valve.