Disposable plastic, elimination-trapping bag for incontinent patients

Claim 1

An elimination-trapping bag for incontinent patients, comprising: a sack having an open-top portion; a thin resilient annular oval-shaped flange secured to said sack around said open-top portion to extend outwardly therefrom with said sack extending downwardly from said flange said flange including an elongated top opening communicating with said open-top portion of said sack; said flange including an elongated rearward portion with outer edges converging toward a rear end of said flange and a convex top surface for following a curved body portion of an incontinent patient immediately rearward of the anus and between the cheeks of the patient''s buttocks to create a fluidtight seal therewith, a relatively short forward end portion beyond a forward end of said sack including a concave top surface for overlying and tightly following a curved body portion of said patient forward of said anus and above the mons Veneris of a female patient, and opposing side portions between said forward and rearward portions for sealing tightly against body portions of said patient between said anus and the upper legs and cheeks of the buttocks of said patient; and means on said flange for urging said top surfaces against said body portions of said patient around said anus to create a fluidtight seal between said sack and said anus including straps connected to said forward and rearward portions of said flange on opposite sides of the major axis of said opening in said flange and a body-encircling belt connected to said straps.