Abstract: A device for conducting away urine and excrera to be used by a person relieving him or herself, consisting of sheet material having a top portion (11) with an inlet opening (12) and a bottom portion (11a) with a discharge opening (14) and a surface area (21) having coated theron an adhesive substance (19) to facilitate the opening of inlet (12). Further, the device is useful for the disposal of excrements by a being particularly a human having an artificial intestinal or urethral orifice.

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.

Abstract: An ostomy collecting system has a collecting bag having an inlet opening in a bag wall and surrounding connecting elements for connection with a stoma, and a carrier device for the collecting bag. Which is a base plate and a substantially annular first flange connected to the base plate via a first connecting section. The connecting elements comprise a substantially annular second flange, fixedly connected to the collecting bag via a substantially annular second connecting section. The two flanges are connected with the base plate and the collecting bag, respectively, in such a manner that the outer radius of said second connecting section exceeds the outer radius of said first connecting section by a value which at least equals the total thickness of the two flanges.

Abstract: An improved wound dressing having an adhesive layer (26, 426) containing one or more hydrocolloids dispersed in a viscous elastomer, a flexible water-impervious backing layer (22, 322, 422) on one side of the adhesive layer, and a removable release layer (28, 328, 428) on the adhesive layer's opposite side. The dressing includes a body portion (36) with a stair-like outer contour merging with a peripheral flange (38, 238, 338, 438) of reduced thickness. The flange (38, 238, 338, 438) is required to have a width of at least 5 mm. and the thickness of the adhesive layer of that flange is no greater than 0.5 mm., for purposes of overcoming prior problems of adhesive flow, fluid channeling, leakage, and unintentional detachment.

Abstract: A two-piece ostomy appliance in which one of the components, preferably the pouch component, is provided with a dual-state, bistable coupling ring for sealingly engaging the companion ring of the other (e.g., faceplate) component. The ring is formed of relatively stiff but flexible plastic material and is capable of assuming two stable states or conditions. In one such state, its normal one, the ring is substantially untensioned and its configuration is frusto-conical; in its other state, the direction of the conical taper is reversed or inverted and the ring again assumes a stable but now tensioned condition. When in its normal state, the ring has an inside diameter substantially smaller than in its inverted state, so that in mating such rings together, a user may enlarge the opening to facilitate joining the parts together and may then return the bistable ring to its normal state to insure a secure, fluid-tight seal between the parts.

Abstract: First and second annular interengaging parts releasably connect the pouch and adhesive-backed label. A member is provided for mounting one of the parts to the label, at a normal position proximate the surface of the label. The member includes a ring-shaped section, spaced from the part, which is adapted to be affixed to the surface of the label, and an expandable section, preferably including one or more accordion-like folds, interposed between the ring-shaped section and the part, to permit the part to be displaced relative to its normal position. The member will return to its normal position unless a detachable element is inserted beneath the member to retain the part in the displaced position. The other interengaging part may be provided with a flange-like portion situated to cover the expandable section, when the parts interengage, to protect the expandable section from waste material. Auxiliary interengaging parts may be provided to prevent accidental detachment and aid in supporting the pouch.

Abstract: An ostomy appliance including a collection pouch and a faceplate, each equipped with a flexible plastic coupling ring for detachably joining the faceplate and pouch. One of the rings includes a neck portion that protrudes through the opening of the other ring when the two are coupled together. An annular web of thin, flexible, stretchable plastic material is secured to the backside of the receiving ring and sealingly engages the protruding end of the neck portion when the two rings are latched together.

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.

Abstract: A device and method for use in forming an access port, and also in forming a leakproof seal between a conduit (e.g., a catheter tube) and a thermoplastic film (e.g., the wall of an ostomy bag, wound cover pouch, or similar pouch). The device includes internal and external coupling rings adapted to be locked together with a collar of film material clamped therebetween. An elastomeric nipple has an enlarged proximal end portion similarly clamped between the coupling rings and contributes in forming fluid-tight seal between the parts. The method of use of the device is also disclosed, such method including the insertion of a piercing element into the opening of the internal ring to form a two-piece piercing assembly, followed by the step of utilizing that assembly to pierce a flexible plastic film and form a collar of plastic material about the outer surface of the internal ring.

Abstract: An open ended ostomy pouch having a folding bar attached to the bottom of the pouch. The folding bar extends on both sides beyond the width of the pouch at the bottom opening and includes interlocking closure components on opposite ends.

Abstract: An ostomy appliance in which a pair of semi-rigid coupling rings and a flexible, resilient web are utilized for detachably connecting a collection pouch to a flexible faceplate. The appliance consists of two main parts: a pouch on which one of the coupling rings is mounted, and a faceplate to which the other of the rings is connected by means of the flexible annular web. The web allows limited floating action between the second coupling ring and the faceplate.

Abstract: An open ended ostomy pouch having a folding bar attached to the bottom of the pouch. The folding bar extends on both sides beyond the width of the pouch at the bottom opening and includes interlocking closure components on opposite ends.