US 12,016,760 B2Granted

Incontinence treatment system and methods of use

AssigneeDignity Health

InventorNicole James

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Abstract

Described herein is an incontinence treatment system and method of use. In certain embodiments the incontinence treatment system comprises a rear incontinence member capable of being releasably coupled to a front incontinence member. For example, in one certain embodiment the rear incontinence member includes a rear absorbent region, a rear outer layer coupled to the rear absorbent region, and a plurality of coupling members. The front incontinence member typically includes a front absorbent region and a front outer layer coupled to the front absorbent region, a support material being disposed around at least a portion of the front absorbent region, and one or more coupling regions being configured and arranged to engage at least a portion of the plurality of coupling members to couple the rear incontinence member to the front incontinence member.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A method of using an incontinence system on a subject, the method comprising:

providing a rear incontinence member comprising a rear absorbent region, a rear outer layer coupled to the rear absorbent region, a rear waist region, and a crotch region of the rear incontinence member;
providing a front incontinence member comprising a front absorbent region, a front outer layer coupled to the front absorbent region, a front waist region, and a crotch region of the front incontinence member;
providing a crotch fastener operable to releasably couple the front crotch region of the front incontinence member to the rear crotch region of the rear incontinence member;
positioning the rear incontinence member on the subject so that the rear absorbent region is adjacent to a posterior of the subject and the rear waist region is substantially adjacent to hips of the subject with the rear crotch region positioned near or covering a transverse perineal muscle of the subject;
positioning the front incontinence member on the subject so that the front absorbent region covers the urethra of the subject and the front waist region is substantially adjacent to the hips of the subject, wherein the rear crotch region overlaps the front crotch region with the overlapped portion of the front crotch region being between the rear crotch region and the subject;
coupling together the front crotch region to the rear crotch region by using the crotch fastener;
uncoupling the front crotch region from the rear crotch region;
discarding the front incontinence member;
and
recoupling a new front incontinence member to the already positioned rear incontinence member.

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An incontinence treatment system, comprising:

a front incontinence member having a front waist region, a front crotch region, and a front absorbent region having a front absorbent material;
a rear incontinence member having a rear waist region, a rear crotch region, and a rear absorbent region having a rear absorbent material;
a first waist coupler operable to releasably couple a left portion of the front waist region to a left portion of the rear waist region;
a second waist coupler operable to releasably couple a right portion of the front waist region to a right portion of the rear waist region;
and
a crotch fastener operable to releasably couple the front crotch region of the front incontinence member to the rear crotch region of the rear incontinence member;
wherein the front incontinence member is configured to be uncoupled from the rear incontinence member, discarded, and replaced by a new front incontinence member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/624,259Filed 26 Jun 2018 · us provisional application
Priority: 26 Jun 2017
Published: US 2021/0145656 A120 May 2021
Granted: 25 Jun 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

A61F 13/495
Specially adapted to be worn around the waist, e.g. diapers or nappies: with faecal cavity
A61F 13/505
Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor;…:…
A61F 13/15
Bandages or dressings ; Absorbent pads: absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body;…
A61F 13/5644
Open type diaper: having more than one pair of fasteners