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Publication Number
US-11229571-B2
Publication Date
2022-01-25
Expiration Date
Abstract
A holder device including a urinal bag support and a handle fixed to the support, wherein the support includes first and second spacers for holding a urinal bag in first and second open positions, respectively, in which positions the bag opens in first and second different orientations, respectively.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to a one-piece urinal device comprising a urinal bag and a holder device with a urinal bag support and a handle fixed to the support. The support comprises first and second spacers configured to keep the urinal bag in first and second open positions, in which the bag opens in first and second different orientations.
Each of the first and second spacers defines a bearing flange configured so that, in service, it bears against the skin of a patient. The bearing flange is defined as a skin-contact surface with a width greater than 0.5 cm, and the spacers include openings angled relative to a transverse median plane of the support.
The handle and support geometry includes an asymmetric T with a stick and a crosspiece, with indentations for hanging on a bed bar. The spacing geometry positions the stick away from the spacer openings to improve ergonomics, and the device further includes packaging after use, including twisting the bag to isolate the interior volume from the exterior environment, optionally inserting into a hook or a notch, and hanging, detaching, and disposal.
Claims Coverage
The independent claim set includes two inventive features focused on a urinal bag holder with first and second spacers that keep the bag in two different open orientations, and spacer bearing flanges that bear against the patient’s skin.
Urinal bag supported by first and second spacers providing two different open orientations
A urinal device comprising a urinal bag and a holder device comprising a urinal bag support and a handle fixed to the support, wherein the support comprises first and second spacers configured to keep the urinal bag in first and second open positions respectively, in which first and second open positions the bag opens in first and second different orientations respectively.
Bearing flanges bearing against the skin
Each of the first and second spacers defines a bearing flange configured so that, in service, it bears against the skin of a patient, said bearing flange having a width greater than 0.5 cm.
Across the independent claims, the core inventive arrangement is a holder device with first and second spacers that keep the urinal bag in two open positions with different orientations, combined with bearing flanges on the spacers that bear against patient skin with a specified minimum width.
Stated Advantages
Improves ergonomics by positioning the stick away from the spacer openings.
Provides comfort and stability.
Provides multifunctionality.
Enables compact storage.
Reduces manufacturing complexity.
Documented Applications
Use as a urinal device with a holder device for a urinal bag, including hanging on a bed bar and subsequent packaging after use.
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