Patent · US Expired

Adhesive urine collector with optimal aperture

US6464674B1 · kind B1 · utility

24Cited by

6References

2Claims

0Family size

Assignee

The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

Gianfranco Palumbo · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, DE
Peter Coles · Kelkheim, DE
Vincenzo D'Acchioli · Kobe, JP
Fabio Cinelli · Bologna, IT

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2000
Grant date	Oct 15, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S977/903
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention relates to a urine management device (10) comprising a bag (11) and a flange (12). The flange (12) comprises adhesive (20) used to attach the device (10) to the uro-genital area of the wearer. The invention resides principally in providing an optimised shape of the aperture (21) of said device (10). One preferred embodiment of the invention is an aperture (21) whose contour is defined by one ellipse in the longitudinal direction, the longitudinal diameter of said ellipse being 2.25 times greater than the transversal diameter.

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