US2577028A - Colostomy screen stand - Google Patents

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COLOSTOMY SCREEN STAND Filed Aug. 8, 1949 INVENTOR. ZZWRLAFS 4 l/ llafieau a? 7 %TOEMEK Patented Dec. 4, 1951 COLOSTOMY SCREEN STAND Charles A. McMorrow, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Rose M. McMorrow, Chicago, Ill.

Application August 8, 1949, Serial No. 109,106

Claims.

This invention relates to a colostomy screen stand for use in combination with a toilet bowl in performing a colostomy irrigation, being deemed to be a pioneer invention for the use of a person having an artificial anus. I

Colostomy, or the operation of forming an artificial anus in the abdominal wall, is frequently performed to lengthen the life of a person having an abnormal growth or cancer in a location wherein it obstructs the natural anal passage. There is no control over the force of emitting feces from an artificial anus when the colon is irrigated to produce a bowel movement, hence I the need of providing a means to direct into the toilet bowl all feces thus emitted.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a more conveniently operable means for a person having an artificial anus in his abdomen, to wait upon himself in a more satisfactory manner whenever he has a bowel movement.

Another object is to provide, in combination with a conventional toilet bowl, an imperforate screen in combination with means positioned by the toilet bowl to support said screen in such a position as to direct the stream of feces expelled from the patients body into the toilet bowl, thus maintaining the toilet in a clean, sanitary condi tion.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide, as a new article of manufacture, a tubular rod mountable in an upstanding position upon a conventional base, said rod having adjustably clamped to that end portion thereof which is uppermost when the rod is in its mounted position, an elongated arcuate member positionable to support in a cylindrically draped fashion a sheet of flexible waterproof material usable to direct into a conventional toilet bowl feces discharged during a bowel movement from an artificial anus.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention will hereinafter appear.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment 'of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device in its operative position.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the device omitting the toilet bowl.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation showing only the upstanding rod of the standard and the arcuate screen-supporting rod, the latter being in down-swung position. A portion of said rod is broken out to contract the length of the view.

Fig. 4 is a fragmental vertical section, on a still larger scale, through the clamping device, the

plane of section being indicated by line 44 on Fig. 5, centrally located parts being shown in elevation.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on line 5---5 of Fig. 4, with parts shown in elevation.

Fig. 6 is a fragmental vertical, midsection of the basal portion of the standard, on line 66 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a fragmental elevation looking at the right hand side of the structure shown in Fig. 4 and illustrating the cruciate character of the slot which receives the eyeletted head of the clamping bolt, the position of said head and the screen supporting member carried thereby being indicated by phantom lines.

Referring in detail to the drawing, therein is shown an upstanding tubular rod 1 which is supported by a conventional base 8 (of the kind used to mount Christmas trees). To the upper end portion of said rod 1 is fastened an elongated overhead member comprising a stiff, arcuate wire In suitably dimensioned to have draped from it a sheet II of flexible waterproof material, said sheet being thus supported, as shown in Fig. l, with its lower end portion fitted within one of the side portions of a conventional water closet bowl I2. The basal part 8 of said conventional standard includes a tubular socket member l3 having a closed lower end. The rod 1 is turnably adjustable in said socket member, set screws [4 being provided to hold the rod in adjusted posiion.

The specific means for mounting the wire 10 upon the upper end portion of the upstanding rod 1 may be varied greatly without departing from the scope of the claimed invention, but I have shown, by way of example, an eyebolt l5 passing diametrically through the upper end portion of the tubular rod 1, said rod having diame trically opposite apertures I 6 and I! to admit said eyebolt, said aperture [1 being a short slot into which fits the inner part of the eye portion [8 of the eyebolt so that the latter is held against turning when the winged clamping nut I9 is screwed onto its threaded end portion. Also, when said nut is firmly screwed down the portions of the wire l0 adjacent thereto are clamped against the adjacent part of the rod '1 thus maintaining the wire in substantially the. horizontal position shown in Fig. 1. In order more securely to hold the wire In clamped in the horizontal position, the slot [1 through the front wall of the tubular rod 1 is provided, at each side of its midlength portion with a short horizontal extension Ila having its end portion beveled at I"). The

aw'mcs loosened, to the desired position in relation to the water closet bowl I2.

The sheet I I is shown suspended from the wire II] by a series of conventional double, hooks.-.2 a.

The operation of the device will, forvthesmost part, be readily understood from the foregoing description. The sheet II, when mounted with its lower end portion fitting within a side portion..

of the toilet bowl as shown; in Fig. 1, will maintain itself in that position with suflicient stability ot to require that the operator place his hands upon:- it, so that his hands will be free to operate;-a;..

syringe-used to expel the feces from his artificial anus, while he stands beside the toilet bowland at the vopensideof the, segmentally cylindrical sheet, as shown.- After his boWelmo-vement in case the sheet material II is to be reused, the" operator will direct a streampfwater,. from.a

hose or nozzle connected with-the water supply,

against the concave side of the suspended sheet,

I I, thus Washing all the excretory matter on from Or, in case the sheet imaterial is not to be reusedythe soiled part thereof will be torn off and washed downthetoilet and;

it into the .toilet bowl.

the remainder thereof thrown; into; the; waste paper receptacle.

I claim 1. In a colostomy screen, an-upstanding supa porting means comprising ;a tubular vertical rod;

said rod, having through one side of its upper, ;end-;-

portion a bolt opening and in its opposite'sidegdiametrically opposite to said opening a cruciate;

aperture with vertically and horizontally :extendeu ing arms, an eyebolt positioned with-the inner; side of :its headseated =in1the-yerticalgarms of: said aperture, a stiff arcuatewire. having-itsimidr.

length portion extending through the eye of said-i. bolt and' at each side of said .bOlt. seated within;

thehorizontal arms of said aperture, 2. clamping.

nut screwed onto the opposite end portion of said bolt and abutting against said rod, and a sheet of flexible waterproof material extending along and draped from said wire.

2. The subject matter of claim 1, and the horizontal arms of said aperture having beveled outer end portions against which the clamped-0n arcuate wire abuts.

3 In acolostomyzscreen, a standard comprising a basal -portion and a rod upstanding from and turnably adjustable in said basal portion, an elongated, rigid arcuate member having its midlength portion secured to said rod and its end portions extending laterally therefrom, and a screenoiewaterproof flexible sheet material draped from-said rod in a segmentally cylindrical fashion.

4..,As,,,an,article. ofmanufacture a tubular rod mountable in an upstanding position upon a conventional base, said rod having adjustably clamped to that end portion thereof which is uppermost when the rod isin its mounted position an elongated arcuate member positionableto support in a cylindrically-drapedfashion a sheet of flexible,.. waterproof -material; in a position to direct intoa ,conventional toilet bowl fecesdischarged duringa bowel movementfrom an artificial anus.

5. Thesubject matter -of-claim .4; and said rod.

having, for damping .to. it said arcuate: member,

diametrically opposite ;.apertures,one of which is.-

of a crnciatejshape, and a clampingeyebolt ex.- tending. through-said apertures with its eyeletted endportion occupying two opposite arms; of the cruciate aperture while-the midlength portion of saidarcuatamember. abuts, with ,its, convex side,

the other two armiofisaidarcuate aperture.

CHARLE sl MCMORRO-W.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in thefile of this patent:'

UNITED STATES "PATENTS Number Name Date 757,933 Lindendoll etal. Apr. 19, 1904- 2,182,979; Bruzenak Dec. 12, 1939'.-

FOREIGN' PATENTS I Number Country Date 22,312,, Great Britain a ,Nov. 22, 1895 634,854... France Dec. 9, 1927.

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