32 results about "Colostomy bags" patented technology

A device for cleaning the interior and exterior of a colostomy pouch or the like. The device includes a middle water sprayer for cleaning the interior of the pouch and two lateral water sprayers for cleaning the exterior of the pouch. The water sprayers are attached to a conduit which is connected to a source of water such as a flexible hose connected to a faucet. A water shield is provided to prevent the operator from being sprayed during the cleaning procedure. The waste material cleaned from the pouch is discharged through the spray shield into a conventional toilet where the water and waste is removed by flushing the toilet.

A colostomy bag with a vent and a method for venting gas collected in the colostomy bag. A dual vent and cap assembly attached to a colostomy bag vents gas trapped in the bag either continuously or as periodically desired by a user. A method for venting gas collected in the colostomy bag provides that replacement and / or cleaning of the colostomy bag is reduced. Also, a method of using a disposable sleeve in combination with a clip may be used to hygienically clean the colostomy bag.

A disposable receptacle (1) for bodily waste materials from a bodily waste discharge outlet of a collection bag having an elongate body (2) with a top end (3) and formed with an internal, bodily waste material-receiving chamber (5) ; an inlet opening (6) formed by the body, proximate to, or at, the top end thereof , the body being adapted to receive within the inlet opening the bodily waste discharge outlet of the collection bag so as to allow bodily waste materials within the collection bag to be discharged into the bodily waste material-receiving chamber; and securing means (11, 12, 13, 14, 16c, 22, 102) for holding the bodily waste material-receiving chamber in position relative to the collection bag or a disposal unit. A simple yet effective device which may be easily used by a bag wearer / user which is easily disposed of by flushing. It may be used to dispose of waste from an artificial excretory opening collected in ileostomy or colostomy bags.

A closed drainage system for irrigating colostomy bags wherein the bag is irrigated and cleaned while in its operable position associated with the person. More specifically, the invention mounts a manifold within the colostomy bag with an access to a water pressure from outside, the manifold providing a spray dispersion of fluid, or water preferably, at the top of the bag and gravity then drips it down through the bag and out the open bottom, preferably with the residue of the bag being washed out by the water and passing into a toilet where the user flushes the bag to completion of cleaning with all residue from the bag passing into the toilet. A water source from the toilet itself, or other suitable water supply, provides the pressured water to the manifold inside the top of the colostomy bag.

A colostomy bag provided with a stoma ring, a gas outlet and an external deodorizing filter in which a vertical baffle is provided intermediate the stoma ring and the gas outlet and extending from the upper marginal wall of the bag and a level slightly below the lowest point of the stoma ring. The baffle is designed to prevent feces from being squeezed sideways and upwardly into the gas outlet and clogging it.

An internal colostomy catheter includes a pouch or bag that is secured to a body vessel such as the colon or intestine and remains within the abdomen to store fecal matter or urine. The internal colostomy catheter obviates the need for creation of a stoma and a colostomy bag secured to the stoma on an outer wall of the abdomen. The presently disclosed internal colostomy catheter includes exemplaryembodiments of a sensor that monitor the fill rate and or level of fluid within the internal colostomy catheter and notify a patient when the internal colostomy catheter requires evacuation.

A device for cleaning an ostomy pouch is provided. The device comprises a waste collector having a wide mouth and a circular aperture in its base, a waste tube, a pedestal and, first and second water sprayers connected to a high pressure water source. An ostomy pouch is hung from the mouth of the waste collector so that its contents are drained out into the waste collector from its closable drain end, while the other distant end of the pouch is attached to a user's stoma. One end of the waste tube is coupled to the aperture in the base of the waste collector while the other end is coupled to the pedestal. The pedestal is fitted onto a waste dispenser. The first water sprayer cleans the waste collector by washing away the contents of the waste collector into the waste dispenser, through the waste tube. The second water sprayer being a straight tube with multiple holes drilled on its sides cleans the colostomy pouch by washing away the contents of the pouch into the waste dispenser, through the waste collector and the waste tube, thereby cleaning the pouch.

The invention relates to an adhesion-free colostomy bag, in particular to a colostomy bag which is free of adhesion in use and belongs to the technical field of medical instruments. The adhesion-free colostomy bag is composed of a colostomy bag body, a bottom tray, a colostomy bag connector and a sealing clamp; a silica gel ring used for making contact with skin on the colostomy opening of a person subjected to colostomy and being attached to the surface of the kin is arranged and is provided with a through hole, one end of the silica gel ring is planar, the through hole in the other end of the silica gel ring is communicated with the colostomy bag connector; the two sides of the silica gel ring are provided with at least one movable belt used for fixing. The colostomy bag in the designed structure solves the problems that in the prior art, the contact part of skin and the bottom tray is designed into an adhesion structure, and accordingly repeated tearing is caused, the skin is easily injured, and local ulcers are caused, and meanwhile solves the problems that because of poor viscosity, a wound and clothes are frequently contaminated by feces, a patient cannot take the appearance and social activities into consideration, and activities and diet and daily life of a person subjected to colostomy in life are limited, and the adhesion-free colostomy bag is simple in structure and convenient to use.

The invention relates to a post-operation fixing belt for abdominal-perineal rectal cancer colostomy, which comprises an abdominal belt and pants, wherein the abdominal belt comprises a right front piece and a left front piece which are connected by separable fastening fabric; a colostomy viewport is designed at the lower part of the left front piece of the abdominal belt; a colostomy view cover is arranged on the colostomy viewport; one end of the colostomy view cover is connected with the right front piece of the abdominal belt through separable fastening fabric; the other end of the colostomy view cover is connected with one side of the lower part of the left front piece of the abdominal belt through separable fastening fabric; the right front piece of the abdominal belt, the left front piece of the abdominal belt and the back piece of the abdominal belt are respectively connected through elastic belts; the pants comprise a right front piece, a left front piece and a right front piece; a front opening is left between the right front piece of the pants and the left front piece of the pants and is connected through buttons and button holes; an arc opening is arranged at the perineal part of the pants and is connected through buttons and button holes; and a waist belt is threaded at the waist of the pants. The post-operation fixing belt of the invention is convenient for inspecting, viewing the wound condition, changing colostomy bags, nursing the perineum and lavaging bladder after operation.

A device for cleaning an ostomy pouch is provided. The device comprises a waste collector having a wide mouth and a circular aperture in its base, a waste tube, a pedestal and first and second water sprayers connected to a high pressure water source. An ostomy pouch is hung from the mouth of the waste collector so that its contents are drained out into the waste collector from its closable drain end, while the other distant end of the pouch is attached to a user's stoma. One end of the waste tube is coupled to the aperture in the base of the waste collector while the other end is coupled to the pedestal. The pedestal is fitted onto a waste dispenser. Two water sprayers clean the waste collector and the colostomy pouch by washing the contents into the waste dispenser. The device is portable.