Faecal collector having breathable skin attachment means

US6733482B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Peter Coles · Kelkheim, DE
• Olindo Evangelista · Francavilla al Mare, IT
• Fabio Cinelli · Bologna, IT
• Eva Susanne Dominique Thurnay · Frankfurt am Main, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 1, 2001
• Grant date: May 11, 2004
• Expiry date: May 1, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S977/841
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A faecal management device has a bag and a flange. The faecal management device is placed on a wearer, in combination with an applicator. The applicator is configured to exert pressure from at least two spaced apart pressure points onto the flange of the device. The device is placed on a wearer by using placement lobes associated with the flange.