JPH10192317A - Pouch cover - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a pouch cover simple and hygienic by forming the cover over the entire part of the pouch of absorptive cloth, providing this cover with a terminal opening, forming an opening of a stoma size in the position corresponding to the hole part of the pouch, protecting the circumference with overlap cloth and forming a pouch insertion part to the lower part of this opening. SOLUTION: The pouch cover 4 is formed by the water absorptive cloth to the shape approximately covering the pouch. The aperture 5 of the stoma size is formed in correspondence to the hole part of the pouch on the front surface part. Further, the front cloth 7a, 7b are extended from the bottom end 6 thereof and are crossed without interstopping to form the pouch insertion part 8. The body surface part of the part exclusive of the crossing parts 9 of the cloth 7a, 7b on the circumference of the aperture 5 is protected double by pad cloth. Further, a terminal aperture 11 is formed at the cover 4 and the discharge port of the pouch in the cover 4 is exposed outside the cover 4 and is made connectable to an external tank. As a result, the pouch which does not come into direct contact with the skin, has no uncomfortable feel, is capable of absorbing sweat, etc., and is made hygienic is obtd.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a patient who has undergone an operation for mounting and installing an artificial bladder, a colostomy, etc., through an external stoma (artificial excretion port provided on the body surface) of the body surface. The present invention relates to a cover for a pouch to be mounted on a pouch.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Patients who have their bladders removed by surgery for bladder tumors, prostate tumors, colorectal tumors, etc., and who have undergone surgery for installation of an artificial bladder or colostomy, have a stoma provided on their own body surface. , A daily life is performed by attaching a pouch to the outside and discharging the defecation and urination accumulated in the pouch from time to time in a toilet or the like.

[0003]

[0005] Such a pouch is
For example, a pouch for a urinary stoma has a shape as shown in FIG. 1 and has a bag shape made of a polymer such as vinyl chloride. This type of pouch is uncomfortable and uncomfortable when worn because it comes into direct contact with the skin.In addition, sweat may cause the underwear of the pouch to get wet, and sometimes the contents of the pouch may leak from the pouch. That is the current situation. For this reason, pouch wearers individually created and created their own pouch covers and responded to them, but in many cases there was only means such as simply covering the pouch with a water-absorbing cloth, Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to attach / detach the cover, and it is difficult to discharge the contents of the pouch with the cover attached since the outlet of the pouch is narrow. Especially when sleeping, the outlet of the pouch must be connected to the excretion tank by a conduit, in which case the outlet of the pouch must be re-covered so that it goes out of the cover. For elderly people, in addition to the inconvenience of excretion and defecation accumulated in the pouch, the connection between the pouch and the excretion tank at the time of sleep is also inconvenient. The request was high. An object of the present invention is to provide a pouch cover that solves the above problems.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the technical object, the present invention has the following configuration. That is, a cover for a pouch to be externally worn by a patient who has undergone an installation surgery, such as an artificial bladder and a colostomy, via a stoma on the body surface, and the cover is made of a water-absorbing cloth to cover the entire pouch. It is formed in a shape that substantially covers, and the surface cloth (cloth on the body surface side) of the cover is extended from the lower end of the opening along with an opening having a size approximately corresponding to a stoma at a portion where the hole of the pouch is located. Forming a pouch insertion portion that allows the pouch to be freely inserted into the cover by intersecting the outer cloths of the covers without stopping each other,
The outer cloth around the opening is further double-protected with a cloth, and a configuration is adopted in which an end opening is provided at a lower end of the cover to form a pouch cover.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the pouch cover of the present invention based on the above structure, the cover is made of a water-absorbent cloth, and the body surface side (the side that directly touches the skin) of the cover is double-coated with the cloth. To make it easier to absorb sweat and leaking water.For such a water-absorbing cloth, the cover may directly touch the skin, so long as it is a water-absorbing cloth with good texture, for example, And woven or non-woven fabrics such as cotton, silk and the like. Furthermore, in the pouch cover of the present invention, the cover cloth (cloth on the body surface side) extending from the lower end of the stoma opening of the cover is crossed without stopping each other, so that the pouch can be inserted into the cover. A feature is that a pouch insertion portion is formed so as to be freely inserted, so that the cover can be easily attached and detached. In other words, the outer fabric of the cover extending from the lower end of the stoma opening is crossed without stopping each other like a so-called collar when wearing Japanese clothes, so that the pouch can be easily inserted into the cover. In addition, the crossover causes the outer cloth corresponding to such a part to be doubled.

Further, a terminal opening is provided at the lower end of the cover so that the outlet of the pouch can easily come out of the cover, and excretion such as defecation and urination accumulated in the pouch can be performed with the cover attached. Not only that, even during sleep, the pouch can be connected to the excretion tank via a conduit from the outlet of the pouch while the cover is still attached.

[0007] The pouch cover according to the second aspect of the present invention,
The pouch cover according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein a pocket portion for holding a pouch outlet is provided at a lower end portion inside the cover of the backing cloth (cloth opposite to the body surface) of the pouch cover. Therefore, by providing such a pocket portion, the discharge port of the pouch can be held in the pocket portion when the cover is worn, so that even if defecation and urination accumulate in the pouch itself and swell, the pouch is not affected by its own weight. This has the advantage that sag in the direction can be prevented. Of course, at the time of excretion of urination and defecation, the pouch discharge port may be exposed from the pocket portion, the pouch contents may be excreted from the terminal opening, and the pouch discharge port may be stored in the pocket portion again.

[0008] The pouch cover according to the third aspect of the present invention,
The pouch cover according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a belt is provided on an upper portion of the cover. When putting on a pouch, it is usually connected via a stoma provided on the surface of the body and through the hole of the pouch, and a girdle is applied from above, and it is often more completely fixed, but for those who do not have a girdle Can be fixed with a belt extending left and right at the top of the cover. The belt can be fixed to the body by tying both sides, or can be fixed by a universal fastener (magic fastener) provided on both sides of the belt, a button, or the like.

[0009]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pouch cover according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pouch 1 for a urinary stoma to be externally worn by a patient who has undergone a surgical operation for mounting an artificial bladder or the like via a stoma on the surface of the body. The pouch 1 has a hole in the pouch. The defecation and urination, which are generally attached to the abdomen via the stoma 2 and the body surface and accumulated in the pouch, are excreted from the pouch outlet 3 or connected to the tank by a conduit (omitted in the figure).

FIG. 2 is a view of the pouch cover 4 according to the embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the body surface side (the side that directly touches the skin), with a part of the top cloth and the back cloth partially missing. The pouch cover 4 of the present invention is formed in a shape (so-called bag shape) that roughly covers the pouch 1 (omitted in the figure) with a water-absorbing cloth, and is provided on the body surface side where the hole of the pouch is located. With the opening 5 having a size approximately corresponding to the size of the stoma, the cover cloths 7a, 7b extending from the lower end 6 of the opening are intersected without stopping each other, so that the pouch is inserted into the cover. A pouch insertion portion 8 is formed to allow free insertion. In the pouch cover of the present invention, the outer cloth 7a
And 7b overlap each other to form a cross, so that the cloth portion 9 is inevitably made of a double cloth, but the other body surface corresponding to the periphery of the opening 5 The part 10 is doubly protected by a patch. Furthermore, the pouch cover of the present invention has a terminal opening 11 at the lower end of the cover, the outlet of the pouch inserted into the cover is exposed to the outside of the cover, and the defecation / collection accumulated in the pouch with the cover attached. It is possible to excrete urine or the like, or to connect to an external tank by a conduit.
Further, inside the cover of the backing cloth (cloth on the back side of the body surface) 12, a pocket portion 13 for holding a pouch outlet is provided.

FIG. 3 is a view of the pouch cover 4 of the present invention shown in FIG. 2 viewed from the side opposite to the body surface (the side not directly touching the skin). In this case, inside the cover of the backing cloth (cloth on the back side of the body surface) 12, a pocket portion 13 for holding the outlet of the pouch is provided.

More specifically, the pouch cover of the present invention can be constructed and manufactured as follows. That is, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, first, the backing cloth 12 corresponding to the opposite side of the body surface of the pouch cover is cut into a substantially symmetrical shape which covers the entire pouch. In this case, backing cloth 1
2 is preferably cut as a vertical ground in the vertical direction of the cover (the direction from the stomal opening 5 to the terminal opening 11). By cutting the cloth in such a vertical direction,
It is possible to prevent the cover from dripping. A pocket portion 13 for holding a pouch outlet is provided at the lower end portion of the inner portion of the cover of the back cloth 12 thus cut.

On the other hand, a cover cloth (cloth on the body surface side)
Is cut into two symmetrical front and rear cloths 7a and 7b in order to form a stoma opening 5 at a position corresponding to the position of the hole of the pouch, while being substantially identical to the shape of the backing cloth 12. Both the cloth 7a and the cloth 7b
Are sewn together at the portion corresponding to the upper part of
The joint between the two fabrics is shown). By being integrated in this way, the portions of the surface cloths 7a and 7b extending from the lower end of the opening are necessarily crossed with each other, and as a result, the opening 5, the pouch insertion portion 8 and the cloth are The double cross portion 9 is formed. In addition,
In the present description, the outer cloth is composed of two almost symmetrical outer cloths 7.
a and 7b are integrated at seam 14,
In short, any shape may be used as long as it forms the opening 5, the pouch insertion portion 8, and the cross portion 9, and there is no need to be limited to a symmetrical shape. That is, the shape of each of the outer cloths 7a and 7b is determined depending on where the seam 14 is located. In general, however, it is preferable to make the outer cloth 7a symmetrical. Even in this case, the outer cloths 7a and 7b
Are preferably cut as vertical lands in the directions crossing each other. By cutting in this direction, elongation of the pouch insertion portion can be prevented, and sag does not occur.
Thus, the cloth corresponding to the body surface side is formed, but the cloth around the opening other than the cross portion 9 is sewn with the cloth having the same shape as the backing cloth and doubled.

The cloth (cloth integrated by the cloths 7a and 7b) corresponding to the body surface side obtained as described above and the cloth 12 on the back side of the body surface are overlapped, and a portion corresponding to the periphery of the cover is formed. By suturing, the pouch cover of the present invention is manufactured. The end of the cloth corresponding to the opening 5, the pouch insertion part 8 and the terminal opening 11 is preferably trimmed in the cover inner direction in order to prevent the cloth from fraying.

Since the pouch cover of the present invention constructed as described above is made of a water-absorbent cloth having a soft touch, the pouch does not have any discomfort that the pouch directly adheres to the skin, and absorbs sweat and leaks and wets the underwear. There is no such thing. Further, since the pouch insertion portion is large, it is easy to insert the pouch into the cover, and even if the pouch is once worn on the body and then put on the cover, it can be smoothly performed. Furthermore, even if defecation and urination accumulate in the pouch, the cover itself bulges in accordance with the cloth even if it bulges, and the contents do not leak because the pouch is not pressed. In addition, since the backing cloth is vertical, the cover itself does not sag, and even in the pouch insertion portion formed by crossing the body surface parts, the cloth is vertical. Therefore, there is no possibility of sagging due to stretching during mounting.

Further, a pocket portion for holding a pouch discharge port is provided at a lower end portion inside the cover of the back cloth of the pouch cover. When the cover is worn, the pouch discharge port can be held in the pocket portion. Therefore, even if defecation or urination accumulates in the pouch itself and bulges, the pouch has the advantage of preventing sagging downward due to its own weight. When excreting the defecation and urine accumulated in the pouch, take out the pouch outlet from the pocket part, excrete it from the opening at the end of the cover with the cover attached, and store the pouch discharge port in the pocket part again. Because
It looks good.

In actual use of the pouch cover of the present invention, after the cover is inserted into the pouch, the outlet of the pouch is inserted into the pocket portion 13 and the pouch is attached via a stoma on the body surface. Thereafter, if defecation and urination accumulate in the pouch, the pouch outlet is taken out of the pocket portion 13 and excreted by the pouch outlet coming out of the terminal opening 11. In addition, at the time of sleep, the pouch outlet is discharged from the pocket portion and is connected to the tank through a conduit through the terminal opening.

FIG. 4 shows a pouch cover according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, belts are provided on the left and right of the upper part of the pouch cover. Therefore, the shape of the pouch differs from that of the embodiment shown in FIG. Is the same as the previous embodiment. The belt 15 has a length sufficient to keep a pouch with a pouch cover on the body. For example, a male / female of a universal fastener (magic fastener) may be fixed to the end of the belt. It is possible, and it can also be performed by button stop or the like. There are various types of pouches such as digestive stoma pouches and urinary stoma pouches, and the shapes are different, but the pouch cover of the present invention can be applied to any of them. Needless to say.

[0019]

The pouch cover of the present invention is (1) shaped so that various pouches can be inserted according to the purpose;
(2) that there is an opening that can connect the stoma and the pouch in the cover, (3) that the outer fabric around the opening is doubly protected, and (4) that there is double opening around the opening. The lower part, other than the one protected by the cloth, is crossed so that the cloths overlap each other, resulting in being covered with a double cloth, and the crossed part is not The pouch can be freely inserted into the cover, (5) the pouch outlet is opened at the lower end of the cover, and (6) the pouch outlet is held at the inner lower end of the backing cloth. There is no discomfort that the pouch directly touches the skin by providing a pocket part to make
It is easy to absorb sweat and leaks and can be washed if it gets dirty, making it sanitary. In addition, the pouch insertion part is wide and the cover can be easily attached and detached, so that the defecation and urination accumulated in the pouch can be excreted with the cover attached, and even when sleeping, the pouch is connected to the tank by the conduit with the cover attached. Can have the advantages. It should be noted that if the cover is made of a cloth of the same skin color as the underwear, the look will be good.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pouch for urinary stoma, which is attached to the outside via a stoma on a body surface.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the pouch cover of the present invention from the body surface side (the side directly in contact with the skin), in which a part of a front cloth and a back cloth are partially deleted.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the pouch cover of the present invention from the back side of the body surface (the side that does not directly touch the skin).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a pouch cover according to another embodiment of the present invention from the body surface side (the side that directly contacts the skin).

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pouch 2 Pouch hole 3 Pouch discharge port 4 Pouch cover 5 Opening 6 Lower end of opening 7a, 7b Cloth (surface cloth) on body surface 8 Pouch insertion section 9 Cross section 10 Opening area 11 Terminal opening 12 Cloth on the back side of body surface (back cloth) 13 Pocket part 14 Seam of outer cloth 15 Belt

Claims (3)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A cover for a pouch to be externally worn by a patient who has undergone an installation operation such as an artificial bladder or an anus via a stoma on a body surface, wherein the cover is made of a water-absorbing cloth. The pouch is formed in a shape that covers the entire pouch, and the outer cloth (cloth on the body surface side) of the cover is provided with an opening having a size approximately corresponding to a stoma and a lower end of the opening at a portion where the hole of the pouch is located. A pouch insertion portion that allows the pouch to be freely inserted into the cover is formed by crossing the cover cloths extending from the cover without stopping each other, and the cloth around the opening is further covered with cloth. A pouch cover that is heavily protected and has a terminal opening at the lower end of the cover. 2. A backing cloth for the cover (a cloth on the side opposite to the body surface).
The pouch cover according to claim 1, wherein a pocket portion for holding a pouch outlet is provided at a lower end portion inside the cover. 3. The pouch cover according to claim 1, wherein a belt is provided above the cover.