Human body fluid collection bag
OwnerJim Howlettinventor
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Abstract
The collection bag of the invention is used to capture body fluids/waste material throughout the complete process as an enema is being administered, eliminating contamination of the patient, bed, linens, and floor as well as the caregiver and others that administer the enema. This bag can be administered to patients that are recovering from bariatric surgery, are in a long term care facility, hospital, home, or special unit caring for spinal cord injuries, or head injuries. It can be used with patients who are in a comatose condition whereby hip flexion, weight bearing, or transferring to a bedside commode is impossible. This collection bag captures waste for laboratory testing and other lab work and is marked with warning indicia. The bag fits any age patient, male or female.
Claims14
A human body fluid collecting bag, comprising:
- a main bag body formed of a synthetic plastic material and having an exterior, an interior, an operative end and an opposite sealed end, the operative end being provided with a resealable opening at an outer extent thereof;
- a foldable neck portion received within the resealable opening in the operative end of the main bag body and having an inner extent and an oppositely arranged outer extent which define a closed interior space therebetween, the foldable neck portion being positionable between a retracted position within the bag interior and an extended position in which the outer extent of the neck portion extends outwardly from the resealable opening in exposed fashion;
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- wherein the neck portion is provided with an inlet port for receiving an irrigating tube and an outlet port for sealing around the anus of a patient so that the irrigating tube can be fed through the neck portion of the bag body into the patient's rectum.
A method of manufacturing a body fluid containing bag, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming a main bag body a synthetic plastic material, the main bag body having an exterior, an interior, an operative end and an opposite sealed end, the operative end being provided with a resealable opening at an outer extent thereof;
- providing a foldable neck portion which is received within the resealable opening in the operative end of the main bag body and having an inner extent and an oppositely arranged outer extent which define a closed interior space therebetween, the foldable neck portion being positionable between a retracted position within the bag interior and an extended position in which the outer extent of the neck portion extends outwardly from the resealable opening in exposed fashion;
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- providing the neck portion with an inlet port for receiving an irrigating tube and an outlet port for sealing around the anus of a patient so that the irrigating tube can be fed through the neck portion of the bag body into the patient's rectum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.