Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices, systems, methods and platforms for continuously monitoring the health status of a user, for example the cardiac health status. The present disclosure describes systems, methods, devices, software, and platforms for continuously monitoring a user's low-fidelity health-indicator data (for example and without limitation PPG signals, heart rate or blood pressure) from a user-device in combination with corresponding (in time) data related to factors that may impact the health-indicator (“other-factors”) to determine whether a user has normal health as judged by or compared to, for example and not by way of limitation, either (i) a group of individuals impacted by similar other-factors, or (ii) the user him/herself impacted by similar other-factors.

Abstract: A male urine collection device has a short sheath the rear end of which fits over the glans and a short part of the shaft of the penis. The device is of latex rubber and is between 0.6 mm and 1.0 mm thick at its rear end. At its forward end, the device has a outlet tube which is joined to the rear end by a bulbous surge chamber. The rear end of the sheath is everted back over the outlet tube at the mouth of the surge chamber and is self supporting so that, when it is held against the tip of the penis, the rear end can be pushed rearwardly to cause it to revert about the penis. An adhesive band around the rear end of the sheath is protected by a release sheet which can be removed as the sheath reverts about the penis.

Abstract: A two-part ostomy bag assembly has a patient fitment comprising a plate with an adhesive rear surface adhered on the skin around with stoma. The front surface of the plate is of PVC and non-adhesive. An annular flange with a rear surface of PVC is welded around its inner edge to the plate, leaving its outer edge free. The bag itself is w.c. disposable, having an adhesive disc secured to the inside wall of the bag around its opening which, in use, is secured to the front surface of the flange on the patient fitment.

Abstract: A valve for a urine collection bag has a base plate with a valve housing within which a valve member is displaceable. The valve member is hollow and has an aperture that aligns with an aperture in the base plate and bag when the valve member is in its lower position. The valve is opened by squeezing a finger plate on the valve member down towards a lower finger grip on the base plate. In the open position, the valve member can engage a coupling which slots between the arms of a fork projection on the base plate. The valve is closed by squeezing the finger plate up towards an upper finger grip on the base plate.

Abstract: An adhesive ring assembly for an ostomy bag comprises a circular ring of adhesive around the opening of the bag and protected by two release paper sheets. The release sheets are of siliconized paper and are of an annular shape. Each sheet is folded in half along its diameter so that one half releasably adheres to the adhesive and the second half overlays the first half. The folded edge of one sheet overlaps the folded edge of the other sheet. The release sheets are removed by pulling the edge of each second half parallel to the ring so that each sheet peels away from the adhesive from its folded edge.

Abstract: A wc disposable ostomy bag has a wall formed from an inner layer of polyethylene and an outer layer of polyvinyl alcohol. Two flexible layers of aluminum are located between the inner and outer layers to reduce odor transmission through the wall. The material of the walls may be formed by vapor depositing the aluminum layers on respective faces of the inner and outer layers and then laminating the inner and outer layers together with the aluminum layers facing one another. Alternatively, both aluminum layers may be deposited on the same one of the inner or outer layers with a thin non-metallic layer between them to prevent the aluminum layers having common grain boundaries.

Abstract: A female external urine collection device has a moulded plastics tray that supports an insert or a planar top with an upper surface that contacts the wearer. The upper surface is shaped with an annular wall that engages around the vulva and an opening with a urine-resistant surface within the wall. The opening communicates with an outlet orifice in the tray so that discharge of urine is contained within the wall and flows to the outlet. A longitudinal ridge extends posteriorly of the wall and is located between the buttocks of the user.

Abstract: Sheet material for making a water closet disposable article, such as a bag for body waste products, is unaffected by contact with water of neutral pH, but is degraded on contact with an alkali added to the pan of the water closet. The material may have a central layer of polyvinyl alcohol, an inner layer made up of at least two coatings of a blend of polyvinylidene chloride acrylonitrile copolymer with carboxylated acrylic copolymer, and an outer layer of at least two coatings of carboxylated acrylic acid. A similar sheet can be used to back an absorbent layer of a sanitary article, such as a diaper. In use, an alkaline substance containing triethanolamine and a surfactant, such as sodium dioctyl sulphosuccinate, is added in liquid form to the water closet pan prior to dropping in the bag or other article, so as to raise the pH of the water to about 10.

Abstract: In a catheter (10) with wings (26,27) which are brought into a retaining disposition by pulling on a distal tip insert (11) with an actuating means (16) manipulated from the proximal end of the catheter, the retaining surfaces (10B,31) move freely into their co-operative holding disposition from a transport disposition because they are spaced from one another in the transport disposition. The actuating means (16) is preferably a trocar and has a sleeve (19) which not only drives the catheter into position but also controls liquid flow down the catheter tube. Stop surfaces (29,10C) prevent "overshoot" of the wings past the desired retaining disposition and make more positive the disengagement of latching surfaces (22,23) between the tip element (11) and the trocar (16).

Abstract: A valve for a body fluid storage container comprises a valve body (11) and a manually operable valve member (10) rotatable in a through aperture (14) therein, between an open disposition in which a touch surface (30,31) of the valve member stands away from the fluid flow path (15) through the valve and a closed disposition in which it lies close to it. The valve member has a unitary construction in which a first limb (33) extends from an insert portion (37) of the valve member, at one end of the through aperture, to the touch surface, and a second limb extends from the touch surface to a retaining portion (40) which engages, at the other end of the through aperture, with a leading end (42) of the insert portion to hold the valve member in position in the valve body. This two-part valve provides a cheap disposable item for use with disposable containers.

Abstract: A connector for medico-surgical tubing has a plastics body with a male Luer tapered forward portion that is shaped for engagement with a coupling member having a cooperating Luer tapered bore. The body has a rear portion of prismatic shape and square cross-section that is embraced by a square aperture in a rear flange of a locking ring. The locking ring has a cylindrical portion which extends axially of the connector and which has an internal screw thread for engaging cooperating projections on the coupling member. The locking ring is thereby free to slide axially along the prismatic portion of the connector body but is prevented from rotation relative to it. The rear of the Luer tapered portion projects above the surface of the prismatic portion to limit forward displacement of the locking ring.

Abstract: Liquid-measuring apparatus for measuring the drainage of urine from a patient comprises a measuring cylinder and a bag which is of substantially larger capacity than the cylinder and is situated beneath the cylinder. Tubing extends downwardly to the bag from within a compartment of the cylinder, the compartment being formed by an additional tube which is closed at its upper end and perforated near its lower end. The cylinder is vented to ambient atmospheric pressure above the level of the upper end of the tubing connected to the bag. Every time urine collected in the cylinder reaches this level, an automatic siphon action drains a predetermined quantity of the urine from the cylinder, through the compartment and the tubing, into the bag. The total quantity of urine drained from the patient can be measured at any time by means of a coarse reading taken from the bag and a fine reading taken from the cylinder.