Having Additional Irrigation Port Or Means Patents (Class 604/334)
  • Publication number: 20100016819
    Abstract: The ostomy bag comprises an outer chamber comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, and an inner chamber. The inner chamber may comprise a one-way valve that limits the back flow of the bodily wastes from the lower portion of the bag to the upper portion. The one-way valve may comprise a biasing member and the biasing member may have a length that is longer then the length of the bottom of the inner chamber walls. The bag may comprise an irrigation system that provides for the flushing of both the inner and the outer chambers simultaneously. The irrigation tube of the irrigation system may comprise slits along the portion of the irrigation tube that resides within the inner chamber and the lower portion of the outer chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Zora Singh Gill, Nichhater S. Gill
  • Publication number: 20090247971
    Abstract: A closed drainage system for irrigating colostomy bags wherein the bag is irrigated and cleaned while in its operable position associated with the person. More specifically, the invention mounts a manifold within the colostomy bag with an access to a water pressure from outside, the manifold providing a spray dispersion of fluid, or water preferably, at the top of the bag and gravity then drips it down through the bag and out the open bottom, preferably with the residue of the bag being washed out by the water and passing into a toilet where the user flushes the bag to completion of cleaning with all residue from the bag passing into the toilet. A water source from the toilet itself, or other suitable water supply, provides the pressured water to the manifold inside the top of the colostomy bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Schena Ostomy Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Schena, Blaine M. Schena
  • Patent number: 7585293
    Abstract: Urine collection apparatus is provided which can be used to assist bedridden and/or incontinent patients, particularly female patients. The apparatus includes a urine collector which is shaped for location against the perineal region of a patient adjacent the urethra. The urine collector comprises a hollow body having opposed ends in which an inlet for air and an outlet for air and urine are formed, respectively. The body has a central region between the end regions with a reduced cross-sectional area. This effectively creates a venturi adjacent the patient's urethra when air passes through the collector. The apparatus includes a urine receptacle with an inlet for receiving air and urine from the collector, and an outlet for air which is connectable to a source of low pressure. The source of low pressure will typically be an impeller driven by an electric motor, which creates a sufficiently strong air flow through the apparatus to entrain urine and transport it to the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Onkologie Internasionale Beleggings (Proprietary) Limited
    Inventor: Jan Christiaan Vermaak
  • Publication number: 20080306460
    Abstract: Ostomy irrigation sleeve having a tubular shape and a first end with a first opening for receiving ostomy discharge material and a second, opposite end with a second opening for discharge of the ostomy discharge material into a discharge unit, for example a toilet, after guidance through the sleeve. The irrigation sleeve is made of a flexible, water soluble material configured to be water soluble only after a certain time of exposure to liquid, wherein the certain time is at least 3 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Lars Lund, Henning Hedegaard
  • Patent number: 7422578
    Abstract: A connecting ostomy device for coupling a collecting bag to a fixing device (10) includes a first joining part (16) connected to the fixing device and a second joining part (12) connected to the collecting bag. The joining parts interact by adhesion in a plane practically perpendicular to the axes of orifices (14) of the collecting bag of the fixing device in such a way that the transmission of the bag weight and the impermeability thereof are ensured by adhesion. The additional fixing elements (18, 20) ensure the alignment of the orifices (14) of the fixing device (10) and the collecting bag in a position thereof which is practically determined before the removal of the protective film from an adhesive surface. The connecting device is used for ostomy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: B. Braun Medical SAS
    Inventors: Nicolas Shan, Alexandre Macquin
  • Patent number: 7350529
    Abstract: A device for cleaning an ostomy pouch is provided. The device comprises a waste collector having a wide mouth and a circular aperture in its base, a waste tube, a pedestal and, first and second water sprayers connected to a high pressure water source. An ostomy pouch is hung from the mouth of the waste collector so that its contents are drained out into the waste collector from its closable drain end, while the other distant end of the pouch is attached to a user's stoma. One end of the waste tube is coupled to the aperture in the base of the waste collector while the other end is coupled to the pedestal. The pedestal is fitted onto a waste dispenser. The first water sprayer cleans the waste collector by washing away the contents of the waste collector into the waste dispenser, through the waste tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Inventor: Edward J. Sarvis
  • Patent number: 7214217
    Abstract: An ostomy appliance is provided with inner and outer pouches separably joined together by peelable seams. A vent passage and deodorizing filter are also provided, most advantageously located externally of the pouches, and a pre-filter is preferably positioned in advance of the deodorizing filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Hollister Incorporated
    Inventors: Ole Pedersen, Claudio Giori, Jørgen Forbjerg-Larsen
  • Patent number: 6918898
    Abstract: A closed drainage system for irrigating ostomies which consists of 1) a standard hospital enema bag and tube, 2) a colostomy bag with a stop cock valve and with a flapped opening for receiving an enema bag tube, 3) a collection bag tube, and 4) a collection bag with hanging hooks and a drain spout. The system allows for large volume ostomy irrigation and, further, allows for the products of irrigation to be enclosed until their controlled removal thereby containing offensive odors, preventing soiled sheets and reducing the risk of spreading infectious diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Inventor: Lori L. King
  • Patent number: 6764473
    Abstract: An ostomy pouch for both one and two-piece ostomy appliances having an integral closure at the bottom of the pouch to allow the pouch to be emptied and re-sealed without the use of a separate closure. The integral closure has mating parts that are locked together and provides the ostomy appliance with a leak-proof, odor-proof seal when in a closed, sealed, and locked position. A slider, when the appliance is closed, can be moved along the integral closure, thereby separating the mated male and female parts to provide an opening through which the stored contents within the ostomy pouch can be emptied. After the stored contents have been emptied, the slider can reseal the pouch by rejoining the male and female parts. The integral closure is manufactured from material that is different and more rigid than the material used to manufacture the ostomy pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Inventor: Jesse R. Morton
  • Publication number: 20040054339
    Abstract: An appliance for cleansing a surface area of the skin in the form of a set comprising a body side member comprising an adhesive wafer for securing the appliance to the patient's skin, said wafer or pad having an aperture for receiving a stoma, surrounding a wound, a fistula or a drainage site, and further having first coupling means being fixedly connected to the body side member, and a separately applicable cleansing appliance adapted to fit tightly against the surface of the body and being provided with an inlet for injection of liquid and an outlet, said appliance comprising two walls of flexible material the rear wall having an opening suitable for surrounding the surface area of the skin to be cleansed which opening is surrounded by matching second coupling means adapted for removable coupling and sealing to first coupling means of the body side member, and the front wall being provided with an adapter secured sealingly to the wall and having an opening communicating with an opening in the front wall giv
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Danuta Ciok, Dorrit Diana Israelson
  • Patent number: 6695825
    Abstract: The “Portable Ostomy Management Device” is a portable, self-contained, powered unit designed to wash and clean the stoma, and interior of drainable ostomy pouches. These pouches are designed to accept the human body waste via the stoma, located on the body of an ostomy patient. This portable system allows an ostomate to position the pouch so it drains into a toilet bowl, permitting the person to wash the pouch interior without removing it from the body or from the barrier section . This portable device allows the ostomate to completely service the ostomy in just a few minutes. The invention includes a carrying case (briefcase, travel bag, soft case, or other containing device), water reservoir, power unit, pump, hoses, control valve, and various other components necessary in controlling power, water pressure and other attributes of this device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Inventor: Thomas James Castles
  • Publication number: 20030153882
    Abstract: A drainable ostomy pouch having sidewalls of flexible sheet material defining a cavity therebetween and a downwardly-extending neck portion terminating in a discharge opening that is closed by folding the neck portion upwardly and opened by unfolding the neck portion downwardly. Each of the sidewalls of the neck portion is provided with a transversely-extending bias member that is formed of stiff but flexible, springlike plastic material. The bias members are normally flat so as to be in straight parallel closed condition but are openable under inwardly-directed finger pressure applied to their opposite ends to cause them to bow outwardly away from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Taras Mandzij, Michael A. Metz, Timothy A. Friske, Michael S. Cherry
  • Patent number: 6595971
    Abstract: An ostomy irrigation system and an ostomy port useful therewith permit independent, hands-free irrigation by a user having an ostomy or surgically created reservoir. The system includes a pump unit capable of providing monitored, controlled pulsations of fluid at a volume and force suitable for safe and convenient introduction into an ostomy of the user; and a reservoir in fluid communication with the pump unit, at least one irrigation connector set including a tube attachable to the pump unit, and a connector nozzle adapted for selectively releasable, substantially fluid tight interlocking connection with an ostomy port in the ostomy of the user so that the system is effectively closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Zassi Medical Evolutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter M. von Dyck, James G. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20030109838
    Abstract: An ostomy pouch for both one and two-piece ostomy appliances having an integral closure at the bottom of the pouch to allow the pouch to be emptied and re-sealed without the use of a separate closure. The integral closure has mating parts that are locked together and provides the ostomy appliance with a leak-proof, odor-proof seal when in a closed, sealed, and locked position. A slider, when the appliance is closed, can be moved along the integral closure, thereby separating the mated male and female parts to provide an opening through which the stored contents within the ostomy pouch can be emptied. After the stored contents have been emptied, the slider can reseal the pouch by rejoining the male and female parts. The integral closure is manufactured from material that is different and more rigid than the material used to manufacture the ostomy pouch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventor: Jesse R. Morton
  • Patent number: 6554817
    Abstract: A device for disposing excrement is provided which can feed air to an interior of a diaper cup main body 2. The diaper cup main body 2 forms a space A as a passage for feeding the air from an air feed hose to air blow ports 2e, 2f, 2g of the diaper cup main body. The space A is formed by joining together an upper cup 2a and a lower cup 2b. The upper cup 2a is adapted to be placed on a pelvic region of a human body and has the air blow ports 2e, 2f, 2g. The lower cup 2b has a connecting cylinder portion 2i to be connected to a wash-water feed hose 17, a connecting cylinder portion 2h to be connected to an excrement suction hose 16, and a connecting cylindrical portion 2j to be connected to an air feed hose 18.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Niles Parts Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Oki, Syuei Tamura, Hiroshi Sakai, Kimio Sato
  • Patent number: 6544241
    Abstract: An ostomy pouch for both one and two-piece ostomy appliances having an integral closure at the bottom of the pouch to allow the pouch to be emptied and resealed without the use of a separate closure. The integral closure has mating male and female parts that are locked together either manually by finger pressure or by a sliding mechanism. The integral closure provides the ostomy appliance with a leakproof, odor-proof seal when in a closed, sealed, and locked position. A slider, when the appliance is closed, can be moved along the integral closure, thereby separating the mated male and female parts to provide an opening through which the stored contents within the ostomy pouch can be emptied. After the stored contents have been emptied, the slider can reseal the pouch by rejoining the male and female parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Inventor: Jesse R. Morton
  • Patent number: 6532971
    Abstract: A device for cleaning the interior and exterior of a colostomy pouch or the like. The device includes a middle water sprayer for cleaning the interior of the pouch and two lateral water sprayers for cleaning the exterior of the pouch. The water sprayers are attached to a conduit which is connected to a source of water such as a flexible hose connected to a faucet. A water shield is provided to prevent the operator from being sprayed during the cleaning procedure. The waste material cleaned from the pouch is discharged through the spray shield into a conventional toilet where the water and waste is removed by flushing the toilet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventor: Robert George Deecki
  • Publication number: 20030036682
    Abstract: A cleansing system for the intestine of a patient includes a pumping system adapted to provide pulses of a cleansing fluid at a controlled rate and an annular fluid channel in fluid communication with the pumping system. The annular fluid channel serves as a fluid conduit between the body cavity to be cleansed and the exterior of the body. A delivery system includes a nozzle assembly, the nozzle assembly having at least two lumens through which the cleansing fluid exits the nozzle assembly, the at least two lumens being arranged at an angle relative to the annular fluid channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Leland C. Leber, Peter M. von Dyck, James G. Schneider, Steven White
  • Publication number: 20030028160
    Abstract: A drainable ostomy pouch having at least one arcuate spring member, and preferably two such spring members, adjacent the discharge opening at the lower end of the pouch is disclosed. Each wall of the pouch with such arcuate spring member is normally bowed outwardly from the other wall to hold the discharge opening in open condition for draining of the pouch's contents. To seal the discharge opening, the lower end of the pouch is folded upwardly to force the spring member(s) into flattened condition, and the pouch's lower end is then secured in such upwardly-folded condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Walter F. Leise, Michael A. Metz
  • Patent number: 6443939
    Abstract: A device for disposing excrement is provided which prevents irritation of the skin of a sick person or the like wearing a diaper cup. The device for disposing excrement has a diaper cup main body 2 enclosing a pelvic region of a human body, a discharge port 2d to discharge the excrement excreted in the diaper cup main body 2, an anus wash nozzle to eject liquid for washing away the excrement, sensors 13, 14 to detect the excrement excreted in the diaper cup main body 2, and a changeable diaper 3 removably provided on the diaper cup main body 2. A buffer member 25 is interposed between the diaper cup main body 2 and the changeable diaper 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Niles Parts Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Oki, Syuei Tamura, Hiroshi Sakai, Kimio Sato
  • Patent number: 6328720
    Abstract: An enterostomy device for providing fluids and nutrients through a stoma formed through the abdominal wall of a patient is described. The enterostomy device, which may be configured as either a gastrostomy device or a jejunostomy device, comprises a low-profile retaining member which is configured to be unobtrusively positioned within the stomach or the intestine, and which is configured to provide sufficient surface area for contacting the stomach or intestine to prevent unintentional removal or release of the enterostomy device from the patient. The enterostomy device is also structured with a low-profile port hub for facilitating the inflation of the retaining member and feeding and venting through the stoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Zevex, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. McNally, Alejandro Flores
  • Publication number: 20010023337
    Abstract: A waste evacuator (2) to vacate waste products from a stoma having an inlet (3) adapted to seal over the stoma and when operated to vacate waste products from the shortened bowel. The waste evacuator could be battery or manually operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 1998
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Inventor: MILOS LAPCEVIC
  • Patent number: 6224581
    Abstract: An ostomy bag cleaning appliance for cleaning an ostomy bag comprising a housing with a sealable top to prevent soiled water from splashing outside the cleaning appliance when in use, a mounting plate located within the housing for mounting a soiled ostomy bag, and a nozzle that projects through the mounting plate and into the mounted ostomy bag. A conventionally known attachment appliance which corresponds to the dimensions of the user's ostomy bag, can be affixed to the mounting plate so that an ostomy bag can be installed within the cleaning appliance. The head of the nozzle projects through an opening in the mounting plate and into the ostomy bag and provides a multi-directional stream of water into the ostomy bag. The nozzle provides a stronger flow of water downwards into the ostomy bag causing sufficient agitation to break up solid body waste within the ostomy bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventors: Ginette Withers, Rod Withers
  • Patent number: 6165159
    Abstract: A vent for a latex ostomy bag. A flexible patch is mounted over a plurality of small perforations which are formed in a wall of the bag. The side and bottom edges of the patch are attached adhesively to the surface of the bag so as to form a pouch, with the upper edge of the pouch being free from attachment so as to form an external vent opening. A piece of cotton gauze or other form of porous pad is placed in the pouch, so that accumulated gas in the bag passes into the pouch through the perforations and is vented to the atmosphere via the porous pad. A liquid odor control agent may be applied to the porous pad, and the pad can be periodically removed and replaced without having to replace the entire ostomy bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Inventor: Karen J. Blanton
  • Patent number: 6110159
    Abstract: A device for disposing excrement comprising: a diaper cup 1 for enveloping a lumbar/gluteal region of a human body; and a device body C connected to the diaper cup 1 for supplying washing water to the inside of the diaper cup and for sucking excrements and sewage from the inside of the diaper cup 1. The device body C includes: a suction motor 21 for establishing a vacuum to suck the excrements and the sewage; a water supply pump 5 for supplying the washing water; and a sequencer 12 for controlling the suction motor 21 and the water supply pump 5. The sequencer 12 includes intermittent drive means S4 to S8 or S24 to S29 for controlling the drive of the water supply pump 5 by setting time parameters according to the sense signals of the feces sensor 109 and the urine sensor 114.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Niles Parts Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Tsujita, Kiichi Komatsu, Hisashi Yamatoya
  • Patent number: 6039060
    Abstract: A system using a secondary cleansing fluid achieves a fully functional irrigation and cleansing system for a medical container and associated tubing and adapter. A connection to a standard interior faucet, using pressurized water in conjunction with a negative pressure device, creates siphoning of a secondary fluid into fluid contact with the water for mixing. In addition, the system provides for an efficient connection for the associated tubing of less than half an inch in diameter for filling, cleansing, and flushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Inventor: Gary Rower
  • Patent number: 6015399
    Abstract: A vented colostomy pouch includes a water proof bag having a waste aperture and a vent aperture, with an annular member being secured to the vent aperture and a plug type closure being removably connectable to the annular member to seal the vent opening. The plug and annular member are integrally formed as a unitary member from a plastic material with a flexible attachment interconnecting the annular member and plug. The attachment is deflectable to permit the plug to be inserted and removed from the annular member. The plug has cylindrical side walls that resiliently fit into mating sidewalls in the annular member, with sidewall friction being sufficient to prevent dislodgment without manually moving the plug. The plug is at least slightly longer than the annular member so that the plug clears the opening in the annular member when fully inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Inventors: Kellie Mracna, Hans Butterwegge
  • Patent number: 5968023
    Abstract: A collecting bag for human body wastes, particularly a stoma bag, comprises a bag member formed by two oblong plastic film blanks with joined edges, of which one blank is designed with an inlet opening for connection to a body orifice, particularly a stoma. Between the edge sections of said joined film blanks a narrowed outlet opening is formed, which can be closed by means of a closure clip with a central part attached to one film blank and projecting end sections. At least the central part of the closure clip has along at least one of its longitudinal side edges a relatively soft, resilient edge zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventor: Hans Olsen
  • Patent number: 5968024
    Abstract: An ostomy appliance or wound drainage device having a lower end with an adhesive composition thereon so that when the lower end is folded upon itself, the drainage opening is closed off, or, alternatively, the lower end is made of a material having intrinsic adhesive properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.
    Inventor: Frank Freeman
  • Patent number: 5951532
    Abstract: A collecting bag system for human body wastes comprises a collecting bag with a bag element formed by two predominantly oblong plastic film blanks with joined edges and with an inlet opening surrounded by connecting elements for connection to a body orifice, particularly a stoma, and a closeable outlet opening in an end section of one plastic film blank. The outlet opening is surrounded by a coupling ring with an outwardly facing engagement flange, and the system further comprises a bag extension with a coupling ring with a corresponding inward-facing engagement element for dismountable, sealing coupling to the coupling ring of the outlet opening. On the inside of the coupling ring of the outlet opening a closing membrane is placed with an annular coupling element for a sealing, but releasable coupling with an inward-facing engagement element on the coupling ring of the outlet coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventor: Hans Olsen
  • Patent number: 5735301
    Abstract: A system using a secondary cleansing fluid achieves a fully functional irrigation and cleansing system for a urostomy patient night drainage container and associated tubing and adapter. A connection to a standard interior faucet using pressurized water in conjunction with a negative pressure device creates siphoning of a secondary fluid into fluid contact with the water for mixing. In addition, the system provides for an efficient connection for the night container tubing of less than half an inch in diameter for filling, cleansing, and flushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Inventor: Gary Rower
  • Patent number: 5709236
    Abstract: A colostomy pouch rinsing device comprises a faucet coupling assembly including a central elbow member having an upper section including faucet coupling devices and a lower section including a first compression unit; a water control handle including a main body and a control lever coupled thereto; a rubber hose having an inboard end being coupled to the faucet coupling assembly, the outboard end of the hose being coupled to the water control handle; a spray head formed in a hollow, generally cylindrical configuration with an upper end including a plurality of water apertures projecting therethrough; and copper tubing with an inboard end being threadedly coupled to the projection member of the handle and an outboard end formed contiguously with the spray head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Inventor: Ernest L. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 5569216
    Abstract: A multipurpose colostomy device for fixing in the stoma or rectum of a human body, includes an internal balloon, a ring configured external balloon surrounding the internal balloon, a connecting tube disposed under the both internal and external balloons, a joint tube operatively connected to a drainage hose and disposed under connecting tube, a supporting plate disposed between the connecting and joint tubes for fixing the colostomy to the abdominal wall, and an L-shaped supply tube containing a pair of air passages, a washing fluid passage and an enema fluid passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Inventor: Jae H. Kim
  • Patent number: 5503633
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a novel apparatus for the cleaning of an ostomy bag being worn by an ostomy patient. The cleaning apparatus of the invention is configured in three embodiments capable of fixed installation, portable use and bedside use, respectively. The apparatus of the fixed and portable embodiments provides a support for a patient at a sufficient height above a toilet bowl in the form of a platform having support bars with security stops and a chute removably hung from said platform to discharge excreta into the bowl. The fixed embodiment employs a hose for attachment to house water supply and a nozzle adapted to clean within the ostomy bag. The portable embodiment employs a reservoir which supplies pressurized water either by elevation or by use of a portable pump. The convalescent embodiment is adapted to be used at the bedside and has a fluid reservoir/portable pump, hose and a collecting tank, such as a bedpan mounted to receive the excreta being cleaned from the ostomy bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: Butler & Hanby, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip K. Saunders, Lawrence F. Shaffer, III, Lawrence F. Shaffer, IV, Burwell R. Evans, Michael W. Millard
  • Patent number: 5470325
    Abstract: An ostomy bag including a combination venting cleaning assembly which allows gases to be exhausted from the bag through a first opening in a closure wherein the closure is removable so as to provide a larger opening for cleaning or flushing purposes. The bag further includes a handle attached to the tailpiece, which may be grasped by the user during the cleaning process in order to avoid contact with the bodily waste products collected within the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Inventor: Michael Fundock
  • Patent number: 5330447
    Abstract: An irrigator for colostomy patients consists of a bag for receiving a flushing liquid, the bag having a membrane dividing the bag into an air chamber on one side and a closable flushing liquid chamber on the other side. A drainage line is connected to the bag, and a pump is connected to the air chamber is provided for pressurizing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Pardes Spezialstrumpfe GmbH
    Inventor: Reinhardt Barth
  • Patent number: 5236426
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for irrigating and draining body wounds of patients, having a base plate, which can be sealingly fixed to the area surrounding a wound and which has an opening for the passage of tubes and lines and which is provided with a closed bag fixed or fixable in sealing manner to the base plate and which is provided with an opening in the fixing area. The apparatus can also be used for treating animal wounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Inventors: Philipp Schottes, Martin Scheffran
  • Patent number: 5037408
    Abstract: An ostomy bag cleaning method and apparatus for cleaning an ostomy bag which bag has a flexible bag portion with a stoma opening and a plurality of ostomy belt tabs each tab having an opening therein. The ostomy bag also has a drain opening and a closure for the drain opening. An ostomy bag cleaning tool includes a tool member having a pair of arms connected to each other at one end and an ostomy bag connector on the other end of each arm and shaped to fit into an ostomy bag belt holding tab opening for supporting the bag thereon. The ostomy bag connector can include the tip of each arm being formed in a generally U-shape with the tip of the U extending at a right angle away from the rest of the arm and having a resilient tip cover thereover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: Arnold Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: James S. Henry
  • Patent number: 4941878
    Abstract: An ostomy pouch flusher comprising an elongate wand having fluid inlet and discharge elements adjacent to opposite ends, a handle on the wand adjacent to the inlet end, and a framework of generally parallel rods extending along and spaced from each other and the wand, to define therewith an open space for passsage of a supply fluid and ostomy waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Inventor: Albert V. Petrik
  • Patent number: 4925216
    Abstract: Apparatus for attaching a catheter to a bag includes a pair of coupling rings for trapping a part of the bag wall between them. A cutter having a blade of circular or closed loop form makes a cut in the trapped wall and an elastomeric member for gripping a catheter is connectable to the cutter or to one of the rings. The catheter is inserted in the elastomeric member and through the rings, the member serving as a gaiter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Assignee: E. R. Squibb and Sons, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter L. Steer
  • Patent number: 4810250
    Abstract: An ostomy kit including a controllable vent device for releasing gas pressure that builds up in an ostomy collection pouch. The vent device comprises a flexible tube that is long enough to extend from the pounch to a point above the wearer's waist and a tube clamp mounted on the tube near its upper end. The clamp normally closes the tube but can be easily opened through the clothing of the wearer to release the gas when pressure starts to build up. The ostomy kit also includes a bottom feed squeeze bottle having a one-way air inlet valve in its top and a nozzle that is adapted to be connected to the upper end of the vent device tube for flushing out the ostomy pouch when the tube clamp is open. The kit also includes a chute member that coacts with the squeeze bottle in rinsing the stoma area after the pouch has been disconnected from the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Inventors: William J. Ellenberg, William C. Ellenberg
  • Patent number: 4804373
    Abstract: A device or structure for the introduction of irrigating liquid into the intestine through a stoma or any applicable opening in the body of a patient wherein intestinal irrigation to stimulate fecal evacuation is required. The subject device is further structured to include a primary passage as well as a plurality of secondary channels to insure that fluid communication is established between the interior of the intestine and a fluid channelling conduit which in turn may be connected to a supply or irrigating liquid and a monitoring device for the determination of sufficient peristaltic action in the intestine indicating the introduction of a sufficient amount of irrigating liquid to establish fecal discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1989
    Inventor: Ingrid B. Bloxom, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4784656
    Abstract: A new and improved receptacle for collecting fecal matter from incontinent patients and in particular bedridden incontinent patients is disclosed. The fecal incontinence receptacle comprises generally a gasket for sealingly engaging an area substantially adjacent to a stoma or anus of a wearer to form a liquid-tight seal therebetween, a conduit joined to the gasket for providing a passageway for discharge received from the stoma or anus of the wearer to pass therethrough, and a disposable receptacle detachably connected to the conduit for collecting and disposing of fecal matter received from the conduit. The gasket comprises generally a flexible plastic material having an adhesive coating on one surface with a removeable protective sheet covering the adhesive coating. The receptacle comprises generally an opening at one end for detachably connecting the receptacle to the bottom opening of the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1988
    Inventor: Delores J. Christian
  • Patent number: 4766622
    Abstract: Disclosed is a peritoneal waste discharge system including a disinfectant storage chamber, a measuring chamber in selectable fluid contact with the storage chamber, a discharge cup in selectable contact fluid with the measuring chamber, a peritoneal bag vertically oriented above the discharge cup, and a conduit having the discharge cup as an input and having a bowl of a conventional toilet as an output. The disinfectant discharge chamber, the peritoneal waste bag, and the conduit are all in alignment with the gravity vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1988
    Inventor: Alphonso Pacelli
  • Patent number: 4676802
    Abstract: The method comprises inserting a securing device with skin graft wrapped therearound through an incision in the skin to a subcutaneous region of the body. The skin graft has its epidermis facing the securing device and is joined to the body surface skin at the incision to form a pouch for containing the securing device. The prosthesis is then attached to the securing device. The device comprises a base member for subcutaneous disposition and a post on the base extending to the surface of the body skin. An opening through the post and the base member facilitates attaching the prosthesis to the securing device and permits the pouch to be irrigated by forcing fluid through the opening. Channels in the surface of the base of the device disburse irrigation fluid throughout the pocket for effective cleansing of the pouch. Ridges formed on the post and the base inhibit contractural growth of the pouch from sealing against the securing device and preventing irrigation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Assignee: J. Tofield, et al.
    Inventors: Joshua J. Tofield, Boyd R. Burkhardt, Timothy S. Martin, Byron G. Economidy
  • Patent number: 4668227
    Abstract: Cleansing equipment and a daily process for cleansing an ostomy faceplate and the peristomal area while on the ostomate's body. This equipment and process are intended to reduce the occurrence of infections in long-term ostomates. Pressurized fluids delivered through a specially configured nozzle and premoistened antiseptic swabs are used to dislodge, rinse and remove bacteria and bacterial growth medium from the corresponding faceplate surfaces and peristomal areas. The hygiene unit accomplishes this cleansing process by pumping water and cleansing fluids in an orderly predetermined sequence at the required flow rates, volumes, composition and pulse frequencies. Special adapters permit the hygiene unit nozzle to connect with and cleanse ostomy appliance receptacles and urinary drainage systems. The hygiene unit is equipped with a "clean" function so that it can clean itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1987
    Inventor: Dennis M. Kay
  • Patent number: 4654037
    Abstract: An ostomy pouch having a self-contained irrigator for cleaning the pouch. The pouch comprises spaced front and back walls sealed about their peripheries to define a collecting chamber and has a closable bottom opening for draining the collected contents of the pouch for disposal. An opening is provided in one of the walls for receiving the stoma of a patient. A fluid distribution tube is located within the pouch and is provided with a multiplicity of openings so that a projecting end of the tube may be connected to a source of cleansing fluid to permit the contents of the pouch to be flushed from the pouch without removing the pouch from the patient's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1987
    Assignee: Marlen Manufacturing and Development Co.
    Inventor: Leonard Fenton
  • Patent number: 4650474
    Abstract: A device which permits the discharge of urine from cutanenous ureterostomies into the conventional collecting bags, comprising a hollow tube which can optionally divide over a part of its length into two substantially parallel branches a few mm apart, and a flange integral with the tube and adhesive on the face which is directed towards the patient body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1987
    Assignee: Laboratoires Biotrol
    Inventor: Emile De Backer
  • Patent number: 4586927
    Abstract: An irrigation sleeve for colostomy patients is adapted such that it can be selectively and removeably attached to any one of a plurality of different snap-on attachments, such as an irrigation attachment or a rinsing or flushing attachment. The sleeve is basically funnel-shaped so that it may more effectively direct the flow of irrigating fluid and waste material therethrough. The sleeve has an opening adapted to receive a stoma of a colostomy patient and an opening adapted to receive one of the attachments. The opening for the attachments can be moved out of alignment with the opening for the stoma in order to inhibit soiling of the attachment by irrigating fluid and waste material discharged from the stoma without requiring the attachment to be removed from the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1986
    Assignee: E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.
    Inventor: Ole R. Jensen
  • Patent number: 4553967
    Abstract: A pouch having a bottom wall secured to an adhesive layer that can be cut to fit around a wound or surgical opening, gusseted side walls, and a top wall provided with one or more access openings. An irrigation port and a catheter access port can be secured to these top wall openings. The bottom wall extends beyond the adhesive layer and is provided with a large exit port oriented so that gravity will drain wound exudate from the pouch. This exit port is also large enough to accommodate a hand to aid in locating the pouch on the body and permit access to the wound site without removing the pouch from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1985
    Assignee: E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Ferguson, Nancy McClees