Disposable cover for drainable stoma pouch
OwnerRoy Fantiinventor
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Abstract
A disposable cover for enclosing the outlet spout of a drainable stoma pouch. The cover includes front and rear walls sealed along side and bottom edges, with an unsealed upper edge. Preferably, one or more stiffening ribs extend longitudinally across the front and rear walls near the unsealed upper edge. The presence, spacing and relative orientation of such ribs on the external surfaces of the front and rear walls render the disposable cover self-opening such that it may be easily placed over to enclose the outlet spout of a drainable stoma pouch. Once positioned, the cover is clamped onto the tail section of the pouch to provide effective odor and moisture containment therein.
Claims20
A disposable cover for a drainable stoma pouch comprising a front wall and a rear wall joined along respective bottom and side edges, unsealed upper edges of said walls defining an opening for receiving an outlet spout of a stoma pouch, and a clamping device for securing the walls of said cover to said stoma pouch following insertion of an outlet spout within said opening, said clamping device pressing said front and rear walls against one another to contain liquid and gases emitted from the stoma pouch within the cover.
A disposable self-opening cover system for use with a drainable stoma pouch comprising a cover having a front wall and a rear wall joined along respective bottom and side edges, at least one of said front wall and said rear wall including a fragrance element, unsealed upper edges of said walls defining an opening in said cover, each of said front and rear walls including at least one rib on an external surface thereof adjacent said unsealed upper edges and causing said upper edges to be self-opening;
- and a clamping device for securing the walls of said cover to said stoma pouch following insertion of an outlet spout within said opening, said clamping device pressing said front and rear walls against one another in a region below said ribs.
A method of sealing a drainable stoma pouch, having a stoma opening and a tail section with an outlet spout, using a disposable self-opening cover and a clamping device, said cover having front wall and a rear wall joined along respective bottom and side edges, unsealed upper edges of said walls defining an opening, each of said front and rear walls including at least one rib on an external surface thereof to facilitate opening of said upper edges, which comprises the steps of:
- squeezing the ribs of said cover toward one another to expand a breadth of said opening;
- sliding the cover over the outlet spout of said stoma pouch and sufficiently upward in a direction toward the stoma opening so that a portion of said tail section extends within said cover and below said ribs;
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- clamping the walls of said cover against said tail section at a point below said ribs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.