Abstract: A drainage device comprising, a urine receptacle having walls define a chamber, an elastic tubular section having a lumen communicating with the chamber and a distal opening, and a device for simultaneously closing the lumen and covering the distal opening, and for simultaneously opening the lumen and uncovering the distal opening.

Abstract: An extracorporeal auxilliary device attachable to a percutaneous tube formed of tubular member having a universal adaptor at one end for attaching to the tube and an adaptor at the opposite end for attachment to a drainage bag. A plurality of ports provided with closures are located in the tubular member along the length thereof, and a clamp downstream from the ports for opening and closing access to the drainage bag. Food and medication is inserted into the patient's stomach through two ports, and air escapes through a third port. The device includes an appropriate drainage bag and may be made of plastic or rubber.

Abstract: A method and device for draining urine from a urinary leg bag without inconvenience to the wearer. The bag is attached to the leg of the wearer with straps above and below the protrusion of the calf. Trousers that cover the bag have a flexible intermeshing closure at the bottom on one trouser leg to allow access to the urinary leg bag for draining into a receptacle.

Abstract: The present invention provides a urine collection device for use by a female having a reservoir for receiving and temporarily collecting urine originating from the female. The reservoir includes a first opening end for insertion within the confines of the labia minor of the female such that the first opening end surrounds the urethral orifice of the female and is positioned between the clitoris and vaginal orifice of the female. The reservoir also includes a second opening end which is spaced from the first opening end and forms a passageway for draining urine from the reservoir. The first opening end of the reservoir is elliptic in shape and includes a protruding rim for forming a seal between the first opening end and the tissue surrounding the urethral orifice of the female. The invention further provides a unique waist belt and urine collection bag for use with the urine collection device.

Abstract: A permanent receptacle for collecting urine from women comprises a tray (2) and an oblong bevelled funnel (5) which co-operates with the urethra; the tray has a raised lip (4) conformed to surround the female organs, inside which is located said funnel (5) surround by a gutter (10) and, on one side only by a basin (12); the funnel (5) and the gutter (10) communicate with a collecting enclosure adjacent to the tray. The collecting enclosure has emptying means associated with a pumping system.

Abstract: A rectal-colon dilator and fecal collector assembly having a tubular member with a meltable cap at one end and an external base member for supporting the tubular member at its other end. The base member has a circular aperture communicating with the tubular member, and a collector bag is connected to communicate with the aperture in sealing relation. A flange around the tubular member near its outer end has screws that engage circular slots in the base member for clamping these parts together by simple rotation of the tubular member with respect to the base member. The base member is saddle-shaped to conform to the patient's body. Upon insertion of the tubular member, peristalsis and defecation are effected in the patient, and fecal matter passes out through the tube and into the collection bag.

Abstract: A urinary drainage device that can be used as both a nighttime drainage container and a daytime, ambulatory drainage device. The device is flexible and can be folded and strapped to a patient's leg for ambulatory use or hung on the side of a patient's bed for stationary use.

Abstract: The invention provides a body liquid drainage device (9) particularly for urine, said device comprising a first liquid storage chamber (20) formed of a flexible plastics material and provided with an upper inlet (1) for body liquids, and a lower valved outlet (12) for body liquids.A second liquid storage chamber (10) is operatively connected to the first liquid storage chamber (20) and is selectively fillable. Preferably said second chamber is moveable from a first position in which it is generally in parallel abutment with the first chamber thereby to overlie the same; to a second position in which it forms an extension of the first chamber. The device may be utilized in a lower capacity mode during daytime, and in a higher capacity second mode in non-ambulant times or during night-time.This arrangement prevents invasive infections occurring because inter-connection between in-dwelling catheter and the drainage bags are infrequent.

Abstract: A body waste receptor for application to a bed patient lying on one side including an open frame of lightweight tubular material provided to hold and keep in place a disposable bag and straps for embracing the waist and thighs of a patient, thus holding the frame and bag in place against the patient.

Abstract: This invention pertains to both an apparatus and a method for constructing and using an incontinent female urine collection device. A molding of a partly resilient material and having a cup-shape and a stepped bore in said receptacle, is provided. Several attachment configurations to receive and retain a resilient, soft, compliant outer-rim portion are shown. This rim portion is secured to a lip edge of the molding by adhesive and the like to provide a fluid-tight seal when this device is mounted in the folds of the user's labia. A first length of tubing is secured in a formed stepped bore as by adhesive and/or the like. The discharge end of this tubing is connected to a second tubing conductor leading to a urine collection receiver. A vent in this conductor is provided to prevent air binding. A panty garment having elasticized properties is made with a reinforced aperture sized to accept and retain the first length of discharge tubing.

Abstract: A soft flexible memory retaining ladies catheter assembly having an elongated thin-walled shell enclosing a cavity and a centralized entrance opening in a cover panel, a full flow recessed outlet, an open mesh full flow resilient insert mounted spaced apart below the cover panel extending beyond the entrance opening in supporting contact with the walls of the shell, designed to contain initial spray and splashing with immediate complete flushing to a self-contained leg bag, and a neat panty support for proper placement.

Abstract: The invention relates to a collecting bag for making quick medical analyses allowing the making of a diagnosis or monitoring the evolution of the state of health of a patient comprising a pocket characterized in that it is provided with an additional orifice (14) allowing the insertion of a product or instrument or the sampling of the contents of the bag (10). The present invention finds its main application in the field of medical analysis.

Abstract: A selective collector of a human patient's saliva for monitoring or analysis is formed as a substantially conical flat concave cup of resilient molded polymer with tubing connections at an apex portal, and a large entrance portal having a soft compliant foam elastomer rim positioned for contact with the patient's soft tissue, such as the interior of the patient's cheek around the parotid salivary duct.Suction is connected to the soft foam rim, holding the concave cup in position, and suction, fixed pressure, pulsing pressure or electrical stimulation may promote the flow of saliva to a collector vessel. Medication may be administered to the patient's soft tissue if desired throug the entrance portal.

Abstract: HB polymers, such as copolymers of hydroxy butyric acid and hydroxy valeric acid, are provided as melt extruded films having a thickness of 5 to 200 .mu.m. Sheet materials may consist of such a film or the film may be laminated with other films to increase strength or impermeability. The films are best made by co-extrusion with a thermoplastic that is substantially non-tacky upon solidification. The sheet materials are of particular value as diaper backsheets and ostomy bags. They may include a layer of non-woven material.

Abstract: A breathable barrier which includes:A. a first layer which is a porous sheet having a first side and a second side; andB. a second layer joined to the first side of the first layer, which second layer is a continuous film of a polymeric latex material, in which:the film is not microporous in that it is substantially free of voids which connect the two surfaces of the film; andthe film has an average thickness of from about 10 to about 250 microns;wherein the first layer side of the second layer is intimately comingled with at least some of the fibers at the surface of the first side of the first layer, none of the pores at the surface of the first side of the first layer are so large as to significantly adversely affect the barrier properties of the breathable barrier as a consequence of the comingling, and the breathable barrier has a water vapor transmission rate at 37.degree. C. and about 50 percent relative humidity of from about 100 to about 2,200 g/m.sup.2 /24 hours and is impermeable to 0.

Abstract: The present invention provides an external single-use, disposable male catheter, comprising a pliable plastic container having a closed end and an opening so as to receive a fluid, an absorbent, and an interior partition separating the closed end and the opening to retain the absorbent. The partition is water-permeable and is optionally disintegrable when contacted with urine. Additionally, a closure means is provided which includes a layer of foam attached to the plastic at the opening and having a vapor-permeable adhesive on the other side for adhering to itself and skin.

Abstract: An elastomeric tubular sheath is secured over the user's penis having an operative end in a forwardly spaced position. A strainer is provided at the forward end having filtering means with openings sized to retain calculi but to otherwise allow the passage of urine therethrough.

Abstract: A urine collection system for females comprised of a soft, flexible, sealing member forming a seal around the external urethral ostium, by conformation to and adhesion to the tissue surface. A conduit, or drain, passes through the sealing member leading to collection and storage means for the urine. A positioning or orientation member is provided to achieve alignment of the conduit lumen through the sealing member with the urethral orifice.

Abstract: The vexing problem of post-urinary drip in males can be solved by providing a loop means removably disposed around the scrotum, the loop means being located above the testicles. The loop means is attached to a slotted sheath of polymeric material which sheaths the penis in its normal or "rest" (non-erect) position; the loop and sheath may each be formed, integrally or separably, from an urine-absorbent ("u-a" for brevity) film of hydrophilic synthetic resinous material; or, the loop and sheath may each be formed from a natural fabric such as cotton, or a non-absorbent synthetic resinous material in which sheath a u-a liner means, preferably of polymeric material such as a monoolefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid-containing polymer is removably held. The hydrophilic polymer is formed from a block copolymer of sequences of acrylonitrile and sequences of a major portion of glutarimide units; or, a film formed from sequences of acrylonitrile and sequences of a major portion of acrylamide units.

Abstract: An urinary receptacle having an inlet connection for connection with a feeding duct and an outlet connection that can be closed with at least one container arranged in the receptacle and to be opened from the outside of the receptacle and containing a material having an effect on the urine. The container is made from a fragile synthetic resin, which may be broken to introduce the material into the urine. The material may be a disinfectant or a diagnostic agent, to reveal the presence of protein for example.

Abstract: A liquid drainage system comprising, an elongated catheter having a lumen, a distal end for placement in a patient, and a proximal end. The system has a retaining assembly comprising, a base plate for placement adjacent the patient, and an upright wall extending substantially peripherally around the base plate and having an opening, with the base plate having an aperture to receive the catheter and an upright retaining member having a groove extending from the aperture to receive the catheter in the groove. The catheter is wound in at least one coil inside the wall and extends toward the wall opening.

Abstract: For diagnosing bodily functions of a patient by analyzing individual, samples several blood samples are taken from the patient automatically in sequence at predetermined time intervals, collected together separately from one another, retained until the completion of all the samples, and then analyzed. The blood samples are fed into a single collecting container one after another in time sequence with the aid of a control valve and are held separated from one another by the introduction of a separating medium between them or they are fed individually in sequence into separate containers. An anti-coagulant prevents the blood samples coagulating before analysis, and so the patient can wear the apparatus for taking the blood samples and can move about and behave normally throughout the sampling sequence.

Abstract: A shallow collection vessel with liquid sensors and a resilient lip allows air around the genital-urinary area when not activated. Liquid urine in the vessel causes the sensors to activate a vacuum pump drawing the lip against the body of the user for a liquid tight seal and pumping the urine from the vessel through a tube and one-way valve to a temporary storage tank. Close and random spacing of the sensors creates a very sensitive device activated when the device is in any spacial orientation which might cause urine to contact the body by a minimal amount of urine, effecting the vacuum pump to remain active evaporating the urine within the vessel until the vessel is substantially dry. Paired electrical contacts or paired fibre optic elements are alternate liquid sensor means. Liquid level indicators within the tank signal a desired level for emptying and cause the pump to shut off upon reaching a dangerously full level. A condensation collecting trap keeps liquid out of the pump.

Abstract: An enclosure is disclosed for use with a bodily fluid drainage unit of the type comprising a flexible plastic bag having an upwardly extending flexible filler tube connectible to a patient for receiving bodily fluids, and hanger means extending from the upper end of same for enabling attachment to a receiving surface associated with the patient's environment. The enclosure receives the drainage unit therein to attractively conceal same, while simultaneously not impairing the functioning of the said unit. The enclosure is a generally flattened flexible envelope openable along one end for receiving the drainage unit. The openable end is provided on its opposed facing edges with mateable closures which enable closure of that end, and enable simultaneous nesting of the upwardly extending flexible filler tube of said drainage unit by the surrounding closure means.

Abstract: A colo-rectal evacuator is disclosed for mechanically removing waste material through a patient's rectum. The evacuator includes a rectal tube with a distal nozzle end that is designed to be inserted into the patient's anal canal; an adjacent inflatable bladder that is adapted to abut feces inside the canal and remove them when the tube is pulled by a trained professional; a lower balloon that is adapted to burst and provide lubrication to ease the removal; and a collecting bag that surrounds the tube and immediately stores the feces upon their removal.After the distal end is inserted into the patient, the bladder is inflated with air and the balloon is pumped up with lubricant. Continued inflation of the balloon causes it to burst and the lubricant to spread among the trapped feces. When the tube is subsequently pulled, the bottom of the bladder pushes the feces out of the patient's rectum.

Abstract: A patient-care system is disclosed comprising a container housing a device that delivers an agent for controlling the presence of pathogens. Also, the device and a method are disclosed using the device for preventing pathogenic infections.

Abstract: This invention provides a urine leg drainage bag supporter comprising a waist encircling belt; a pouch for holding a urine bag, the pouch being formed of front and back panels connected at the vertical edges to define an opening in the top and bottom portions of the pouch, the front panel being formed of a stretchable material to firmly hold the bag within the pouch; a plurality of vertical straps connecting the pouch to the belt; and a plurality of horizontal straps extending from the pouch for encircling the leg of the wearer.

Abstract: A medical capsule device comprises a capsule body having a chamber formed inside and a communicating path for communicating the chamber with outside, a movable member arranged in the chamber and movable between a liquid-receiving position at which the volume of said chamber is made largest and a liquid-pushing position at which the volume of said chamber is made smallest, and a coiled operating member made of shape memory alloy heated by ultrasonic wave to move the movable member to liquid-receiving and -pushing positions selectively.

Abstract: A one-piece external female urine collection device is disclosed. The device is adapted to be positioned within the labia folds of the user, and to be in contact with the vestibular tissue around the meatus defining the urethral opening. The device includes a generally ovoid and cup-shaped member, and has a generally centrally disposed bore opening so that urine can flow through the member and the device. The upper periphery of the member has a generally convexly curved exterior surface and a substantially continuously curved ridge extending upwardly therefrom defining upper portions of a cavity within the member. The upper periphery and the ridge define a generally adjacent pair of sealing surfaces. The inner surface is generally disposed farther upwardly relative to the outer. The adjacent surfaces permit the device to sealingly and continuously make contact with the female by engaging with the labia folds and the above-mentioned vestibular tissue.

Abstract: An external catheterization device and technique is disclosed that provides for increased safety, comfort and mobility. The device is constructed from four major elements, an adhesive surface, a pliable stabilizer, a main body and an outlet tube. The adhesive surface covers the subject side of the stabilizer and surrounds the inlet to the main body of the catheter. The stabilizer is formed of a material conformable to the subject and aids in placing the catheter. The main body of the catheter is formed to carry urine and vaginal discharge which is received through the inlet, to the outlet tube at which conventional drainage devices are attachable. The catheterization technique necessary for utilizing the external catheter of the present requires cleansing the entire urogenital area applying a suitable protective dressing, and pressing the adhesive surface of the catheter into a leak resistent, sealing relationship with the subject's body.

Abstract: An apparatus for collecting urine from laboratory animals includes a collector for accumulating the urine and a mounting plate which is adhered to the abdomen of the animal with a quick-drying adhesive. Preferably, the collector is releaseably connected to the mounting plate by screw threads. When the collector is not being utilized, a gnaw-resistant protective block is mounted over the mounting plate to protect the mounting plate from gnawing by the rat.The process for practicing the instant invention includes the steps of adhering the mounting plate 14 to the animal's abdomen with an adhesive applied so as to effect a seal around the opening of the animal's urethra in order to prevent contamination of the urine. Thereafter, the container is coupled to the mounting plate and urine collected.

Abstract: A wound drainage device in the form of a flexible pouch having top and bottom walls and having pleated side walls that allow the top wall to be lifted a limited distance without transmitting appreciable lifting or tensioning forces to the bottom wall when the bottom wall is surgically apertured and secured about a wound site. The top wall includes an access opening having a flanged locking ring of flexible plastic extending thereabout. A removable closure cap is attached to the access opening, the cap having a flat rim of flexible plastic with circumferential locking ribs releasably and sealingly engaging a series of mating ribs provided by the flanged portion of the ring.

Abstract: A urine collection device and method for females comprising a cup-shaped receiving chamber provided with a flexible lip on the periphery thereof for sealing around the urethral orifice and a duct section leading to a section of flexible tubing. The flexible tubing which leads to a compressible collection reservoir. A two way anti-back flow mechanism is provided to prevent inadvertent flow of the collected urine out of the reservoir but which upon intentional compression by a user a specimen may be obtained by forcing fluid back through the anti-back flow valve. The receiving chamber and collection reservoir are mounted in a housing of soft absorbent material which is provided with an adhesive strip for securing the collection device to the undergarment of a female.

Abstract: A condom having a plurality of deformable sealed chambers along at least a portion of the length thereof, rheopexic fluid being filled in the deformable sealed chambers. When the chambers are deformed during use of the condom, shear stress is applied to the rheopexic fluid due to deformation of the sealed chambers to cause the rheopexic fluid to increase its consistency as a function of increasing shear stress applied thereto, thereby providing a stiffening effect to the condom.

Abstract: An expandable plastic collection bag adapted to be strapped to the leg of an incontinent patient and provided with an inlet tube for directing urine into the bag. The bag also has a clamp-equipped discharge tube to facilitate periodic draining of the bag's contents. The straps are located to exert a force urging the inner wall of the bag into conforming engagement with a wearer's leg, and side pleats allow expansion of the bag in a way that permits a relatively large portion of the inner wall to remain in surface contact with the leg. The inlet and outlet tubes are hingedly mounted for self-adjusting limited pivotal movement towards and away from the bag's outer wall to reduce possibilities that the flow passages might become kinked as the bag is filled. Such pivotal movement is facilitated by openings and by heat seal lines formed in the walls of the bag at the locations of the inlet and outlet tubes.

Abstract: An intestinal irrigator adapted for use with an artificial anus which includes a body having a hollow portion having open front and rear ends. The hollow portion has a bag-mounting portion. A suction portion is arranged around the hollow portion. The suction portion has an open front end which lies flush with the open front end of the hollow portion. The suction portion has a suction port connectable to a suction source. A liquid supply portion is connected to the hollow portion and is connectable to a liquid supply source for supplying a liquid to the interior of the hollow portion.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for bleeding a test animal to provide a blood sample therefrom by centrifuging the test animal while being held in a predetermined position thereof to centrifuge blood from the test animal out through a bleed opening formed in a desired portion of the test animal, the centrifuged blood being collected to provide the blood sample.