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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gianfranco Palumbo, Bad Homburg, DE;
Peter Coles, Kriftel, DE;
Vincenzo D'Acchioli, Kelkheim am Taunus, DE;
Fabio Cinelli, Bologna, IT;
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a urine management device ( ) comprising a bag ( ) and a flange ( ). The flange ( ) comprises adhesive ( ) used to attach the device ( ) to the uro-genital area of the wearer. The invention resides principally in providing an optimised shape of the aperture ( ) of said device ( ). One preferred embodiment of the invention is an aperture ( ) 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.