John R Calanni

US Patent:

43877133, Jun 14, 1983

Filed:

Jul 17, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/284409

Inventors:

John R. Calanni - Ravenna OH

International Classification:

A61F 544

US Classification:

604333

Abstract:

A disposable discharge collector (10) for a stoma pouch (23) having a drain opening (32) therein includes a bag body (11) having flexible walls (14,15) and an opening (16) therein suitable to receive the drain opening (32) of the stoma pouch (23), a locking mechanism (12) adjacent the opening (16) for providing a liquid-tight closure of the bag body (11), and a wiper mechanism (13) in fixed, proximate spatial relation beneath the locking mechanism (12) and interior to bag body (11) for manually forcing substantially all discharge (24) in the stoma pouch (23) into bag body (11) without spillage, permitting the sanitary disposal of discharge (24).