GB2119654A - Coupling element for ostomy bag - Google Patents
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- GB2119654A GB2119654A GB08223333A GB8223333A GB2119654A GB 2119654 A GB2119654 A GB 2119654A GB 08223333 A GB08223333 A GB 08223333A GB 8223333 A GB8223333 A GB 8223333A GB 2119654 A GB2119654 A GB 2119654A
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- coupling element
- ostomy bag
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- 238000010168 coupling process Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 22
- 238000005859 coupling reaction Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 22
- 239000004033 plastic Substances 0.000 description 2
- 229920003023 plastic Polymers 0.000 description 2
- 239000004677 Nylon Substances 0.000 description 1
- 210000003811 finger Anatomy 0.000 description 1
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229920001778 nylon Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 238000007789 sealing Methods 0.000 description 1
- 108010001894 stomadhesive Proteins 0.000 description 1
- 210000003813 thumb Anatomy 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices ; Anti-rape devices
- A61F5/44—Devices worn by the patient for reception of urine, faeces, catamenial or other discharge; Colostomy devices
- A61F5/445—Colostomy, ileostomy or urethrostomy devices
- A61F5/448—Means for attaching bag to seal ring
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Abstract
A body side coupling element being part of a coupling which attaches an ostomy bag to a pad, the latter being normally adhesively attached to the skin of the bag wearer in use, has a lateral flange whose outer portion is angled upwardly away from a pad. It is preferably located at an angle of 15 to 25 degrees to the plane of the coupling element. There is also disclosed an applicator of the "button stick" type which can be inserted between the angled portion of the flange and the pad and held by the user so that the applicator prevents the body side coupling element being pressed into the body of the user when he or she is changing an ostomy bag, so avoiding pain to the user.
Description
SPECIFICATION
Coupling element for ostomy bag
This invention relates to a body side coupling element for a coupling to attach an ostomy bag to a pad, the latter being normally adhesively attached to the skin of the bag wearer, in use. The invention may be applied to the arrangements described, illustrated, and claimed in any one of
British Patents Nos. 1 571 657, 1 583 027, 1 586 823, 1 568 860 and 1 579 875. It may also be applied in the arrangements described, illustrated and claimed in British Patent
Applications Nos. 19731 and 82 07172.
The content of each of these patents and applications is hereby incorporated by reference into the present application.
According to the invention, there is provided a body side coupling element having a lateral flange whose outer portion is angled upwardly away from a pad. It is preferably located at an angle of 1 5 to 25 degrees to the plane of the coupling element.
Also, according to the invention there is provided an applicator of the "button stick" type which can be inserted between the angled portion of the flange and the pad and held by the user so that the applicator prevents the body side coupling element being pressed into the body of the user when he or she is changing an ostomy bag.
Embodiments of the invention are shown in the accompanying diagrammatic drawings, Figure 1 being a vertical axial cross section, Figure 2 being a plan view, Figure 3 being a perspective view of the applicator, Figure 4 showing the applicator in use, and Figure 5 being a vertical axial crosssection through an alternative embodiment of the invention, presently preferred.
In Figs. 1-4 of the drawings, 30 shows a pad, e.g. that known in the art under the name
Stomahesive (U.K. Registered Trade Mark), 32 shows a body side coupling element 34 its flange, 36 its angled flange portion, 38 a plastics weld seam joining the parts, 40 a stoma aperture, and 42 a preferred embodiment of an applicator.
In use the applicator 42 is inserted between the flange portion 36 and the pad 30 and the user holds it while attaching or detaching an ostomy bag. This substantially prevents the forces applied in attaching or detaching the bag from being applied the very sensitive exposed end of the stoma.
With an appropriately angled and dimensioned flange, a 'button stick' or equivalent may not be needed as the user can hold the rim of the flange with the fingers and thumb of one hand while pulling off or pushing on the bag with the other.
Figure 5 illustrated a presently-preferred design of body side coupling element 60. Thi#s has a circular wall 62 defining a stoma aperture, a flexible sealing strip 64, and a step 66 on the external surface of the wall 62. The latter is integral with an angled flange 68 which extends radially outwardly and (in use) away from the body of the wearer. The angle A may be 15 to 250, preferably about 200, and the thickness of the element (dimension T) may be about 0.140 inch, 3.56 mm. The thickness of the flange, B, may be about 0.045 inch, 1.14 mm. and the length of the flange 68 from its root C to its radially outer tip may be about 0.275 inch, 7 mm.
The wall 62, strip 64, and flange 68 are preferably all integrally moulded from synthetic plastics material, for example nylon.
Claims (Filed on 9th September 1982)
1. A body side coupling element for an ostomy bag coupling and having a lateral flange whose outer portion is angled upwardly away from a pad.
2. An element according to claim 1 in which the outer portion is located at an angle of 15 to 25 degrees to the plane of the coupling element.
3. An applicator of the "button stick" type which can be inserted between the angled portion of a flange and a pad of an ostomy bag coupling and which is constructed to be held by the user so that the applicator prevents the body side coupling element being pressed into the body of the user when he or she is changing an ostomy bag.
4. An ostomy bag coupling including a coupling element according to any preceding
Claims (1)
- claim.5. A body side coupling element for an ostomy bag coupling substantially as herein described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB08223333A GB2119654B (en) | 1982-05-06 | 1982-08-13 | Coupling element for ostomy bag |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB8213071 | 1982-05-06 | ||
| GB08223333A GB2119654B (en) | 1982-05-06 | 1982-08-13 | Coupling element for ostomy bag |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB2119654A true GB2119654A (en) | 1983-11-23 |
| GB2119654B GB2119654B (en) | 1985-04-03 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| GB08223333A Expired GB2119654B (en) | 1982-05-06 | 1982-08-13 | Coupling element for ostomy bag |
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Cited By (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4559048A (en) * | 1983-07-01 | 1985-12-17 | Craig Medical Products Limited | Coupling for an ostomy bag |
| US4701169A (en) * | 1983-12-19 | 1987-10-20 | Craig Medical Products | Ostomy appliance with improved attachment means |
| US4723951A (en) * | 1985-07-15 | 1988-02-09 | Craig Medical Products Ltd. | Gas filter arrangement for ostomy or ileostomy bags |
| US4850985A (en) * | 1988-08-01 | 1989-07-25 | E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc. | Ostomy system utilizing a split ring to engage a two element coupling assembly |
| US4890608A (en) * | 1985-06-20 | 1990-01-02 | E. R. Squibb And Sons, Inc. | Attachment assembly for use on the human skin |
| US4950261A (en) * | 1988-02-01 | 1990-08-21 | E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc. | Ostomy coupling |
| US6929627B2 (en) * | 2002-04-30 | 2005-08-16 | James L. Mahoney | Support device for ostomy appliance |
| EP2078515A1 (en) * | 2008-01-11 | 2009-07-15 | Hartmut Redlich | Device and method for supporting the connection of a catching bag with a stoma seal |
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1982
- 1982-08-13 GB GB08223333A patent/GB2119654B/en not_active Expired
Cited By (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4559048A (en) * | 1983-07-01 | 1985-12-17 | Craig Medical Products Limited | Coupling for an ostomy bag |
| US4701169A (en) * | 1983-12-19 | 1987-10-20 | Craig Medical Products | Ostomy appliance with improved attachment means |
| US4890608A (en) * | 1985-06-20 | 1990-01-02 | E. R. Squibb And Sons, Inc. | Attachment assembly for use on the human skin |
| US4723951A (en) * | 1985-07-15 | 1988-02-09 | Craig Medical Products Ltd. | Gas filter arrangement for ostomy or ileostomy bags |
| US4950261A (en) * | 1988-02-01 | 1990-08-21 | E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc. | Ostomy coupling |
| US4850985A (en) * | 1988-08-01 | 1989-07-25 | E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc. | Ostomy system utilizing a split ring to engage a two element coupling assembly |
| US6929627B2 (en) * | 2002-04-30 | 2005-08-16 | James L. Mahoney | Support device for ostomy appliance |
| EP2078515A1 (en) * | 2008-01-11 | 2009-07-15 | Hartmut Redlich | Device and method for supporting the connection of a catching bag with a stoma seal |
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| GB2119654B (en) | 1985-04-03 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 732 | Registration of transactions, instruments or events in the register (sect. 32/1977) | ||
| PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 20010813 |