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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
May. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Coles, Chieti, IT;
Olindo Evangelista, Chieti, IT;
Fabio Cinelli, Bologna, IT;
Eva Susanne Dominique Thurnay, Pescara, IT;
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/44 ;
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.