Fecal Matter Containment Device
AssigneeHelpful Products 4U, LLC
InventorJames K. Paley
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Abstract
A single use device for capturing fecal matter excreted from the anus of a user. The device includes a flexible fecal matter container having a closed end and an opening that is in fluid communication with a volume enclosed by the flexible container. An adhesive is disposed about the opening of the flexible container and has a first side that is secured to the flexible container. A second side of the adhesive is constructed to be removably applied to the epidermis of the user proximate an anal opening of the user. The adhesive is shaped to cooperate with the epidermis to circumscribe the anus in a sealed manner without interfering or overlapping anatomy associated with urinary function or medical devices, such as a catheter, associated therewith.
Claims22
A fecal matter containment system comprising:
- a flexible container constructed to receive fecal matter directly from an anus of a user and defined by a closed end and an opening formed through the container;
- an adhesive layer having a first side that is attached to the container and disposed circumferentially about the opening and a second side opposite the first side and selected to adhere to an epidermis of a user, wherein the adhesive layer is shaped to define a passage that is aligned with the opening of the container and selectively securable to the epidermis of a user proximate an anal opening of a user.
A fecal matter containment appliance comprising:
- a container formed of a flexible material, the container being disposable and defining a volume having a single inlet associated with an end of the container and a longitudinal length extending in a direction away from the end wherein the longitudinal length is longer than any cross sectional dimension associated with the end;
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- an adhesive layer attached to the container and extending circumferentially about the inlet, the adhesive layer defined by a first surface attached to the container about the inlet and a second surface opposite the first surface, the adhesive layer being deformable and compressible and the second surface having a tack adhesion that secures the container circumferentially about an anus of a user while removably cooperating with epidermis tissue of the user.
A method of providing a fecal matter containment device, the method comprising:
- providing a flexible container having a closed end and an opening in fluid communication with an internal volume defined by the flexible container;
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- providing an adhesive that is safe for periodic application to and removal from an epidermis of a user;
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- shaping the adhesive to circumvent an anus of a wearer without interfering with anatomy associated with urine function of the wearer to maintain isolation between fecal matter and anatomy associated with the urine function.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.