Urinary and bowel incontinency control undergarment
AssigneeMcNeil-PPC, Inc.
InventorJanet McQueen
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Abstract
This invention relates to a protective undergarment for an individual who is bowel incontinent. The undergarment provides an elasticized, double panel pouch that is suspended from a waistband whereby the inner panel of the pouch is drawn between the buttocks of the individual. An elasticized slit opening on the inner panel of this pouch is thereby positioned adjacent to the individual's anus and permits the admission of fecal material directly into the pouch.
Claims27
A reusable protective incontinence undergarment comprising:
- a front fabric panel having a top, a bottom, and two sides, the bottom of said front panel separated from each of the two sides by front panel elasticized leg panel portions;
- a rear feces-impervious panel having a top, a bottom, and two sides, the bottom of the rear panel separated from each of the two sides of the rear panel by rear panel elasticized leg panel portions and wherein the bottom of the rear impervious panel is permanently attached to the bottom of the front panel and the two sides of the rear impervious panel are permanently attached to the two sides of the front panel so as to form a panty having two leg openings surrounded by said elasticized leg panel portions of the rear panel;
- an inner feces-impervious panel having a top, a bottom, and two sides, the bottom of the inner panel separated from each of the two sides of the inner panel by leg panel portions and wherein the inner panel has a substantially similar shape to said rear impervious panel and wherein said inner panel sides, leg panel portions and bottom are substantially sealed to said rear impervious panel at said rear panel sides, leg panel portions and bottom, respectively, so as to create a feces-impervious pouch therebetween as an integral part of the panty;
- a slit in the inner panel oriented perpendicularly to the top of the inner panel and located such that the slit is approximately adjacent to an anus of an individual when said undergarment is worn;
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- means for releasably attaching and detaching the tops of the rear panel and inner panel from each other so as to allow access to said pouch when said tops are detached and so as to seal said pouch when said tops are attached.
A diaper for the separate collection of urine and fecal matter comprising:
- a front fabric panel having a top, a bottom, and two sides, the bottom of said front panel separated from each of the two sides by front panel elasticized leg panel portions;
- a rear feces-impervious panel having a top, a bottom, and two sides, the bottom of the rear panel separated from each of the two sides of the rear panel by rear panel elasticized leg panel portions and wherein the bottom of the rear impervious panel is attached to the bottom of the front panel along a bottom seam and the two sides of the rear impervious panel are attachable to the two sides of the front panel so as to form a panty having two leg openings surrounded by said elasticized leg panel portions of the front panel and said elasticized leg panel portions of the rear panel;
- an inner feces-impervious panel having a top, a bottom, and two sides, the bottom of the inner panel separated from each of the two sides of the inner panel by leg panel portions and wherein the inner panel has a substantially similar shape to said rear impervious panel and wherein said inner panel sides, leg panel portions and bottom are substantially sealed to said rear impervious panel at said rear panel sides, leg panel portions and bottom, respectively, so as to create an enclosed feces-impervious pouch therebetween, the entirety of said pouch disposed rearwardly from said bottom seam;
- a urinary pad attached to said front panel to receive urinary discharge;
- a slit in the inner panel oriented perpendicularly to the top of the inner panel located such that the slit is approximately adjacent to an anus of an individual or baby when said diaper is worn;
- a first hook or loop fastener elastic strip attached to the top of one of said inner or rear panels;
- and a second respective corresponding, mating loop or hook fastener strip attached to the top of the other of said inner or rear panels, thereby providing means for accessing said pouch for cleaning.
A protective undergarment comprising:
- a pre-formed panty having a front portion, a rear portion, a top elasticized opening, and two elasticized leg openings and being constructed of urine and feces impervious material;
- an inner feces impervious panel having a top, a bottom, and two sides, the bottom of the inner panel separated from each of the two sides of the inner panel by a leg panel portion and wherein the inner panel has a substantially similar shape to said rear portion of the panty and is substantially sealed to said panty at each similar side, at each similar leg portion and at the bottom so as to create a feces-impervious pouch therebetween;
- an elasticized slit in the inner panel oriented perpendicularly to the top of the inner panel and located such that the slit is approximately adjacent to an anus of an individual when said panty is worn by said individual;
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- means for releasably attaching and detaching the top of the inner panel from the rear portion of the panty top, so as to allow access to said pouch when said tops are detached and so as to seal said pouch when said tops are attached.
A reusable protective undergarment comprising:
- a front fabric panel having an elasticized top, a bottom, and two sides, the bottom separated from each of the two sides by front panel elasticized leg panel portions;
- a rear feces-impervious panel having a top, a bottom, and two sides, the bottom of the rear panel separated from each of the two sides of the rear panel by rear panel elasticized leg panel portions and wherein the bottom of the rear impervious panel is permanently attached to the bottom of the front panel and the two sides of the rear impervious panel are permanently attached to the two sides of the front panel so as to form a panty having two leg openings surrounded by said elasticized leg panel portions of the front panel and said elasticized leg panel portions of the rear panel;
- an inner feces impervious panel having a top, a bottom, and two sides, the bottom of the inner panel separated from each of the two sides of the inner panel by leg panel portions and wherein the inner panel has a substantially similar shape to said rear impervious panel and wherein said inner panel sides, leg panel portions and bottom are substantially sealed to said rear impervious panel at said rear panel sides, leg panel portions and bottom, respectively, so as to create a feces impervious pouch therebetween;
- a deodorant material contained within the pouch;
- a urinary pad attached to said undergarment to receive urinary discharge;
- an elasticized aperture about 0.2 inches to about 0.5 inches in width in the inner panel oriented perpendicularly to the top of the inner panel located such that the aperture is approximately adjacent to an anus of an individual when said undergarment is worn by said individual and wherein the aperture is formed by an opening in the inner panel that is elasticized into an oval or elliptical shape;
- an elastic seam extending from the top of the inner panel downwardly to the slit;
- a first hook or loop fastener elastic strip attached to the top of one of said inner panel or rear panel;
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- a second, respective corresponding, mating loop or hook fastener strip attached to the top of the other of said inner panel or rear panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.