Nicholas J O'Connor

US Patent:

43430538, Aug 10, 1982

Filed:

Jul 11, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/168328

Inventors:

Nicholas E. O'Connor - Chestnut Hill MA

International Classification:

A61G 900

US Classification:

4452

Abstract:

A disposable bedpan liner in accordance with one aspect of the invention includes an elongated liquid impervious flexible sleeve having oppositely disposed open ends. The mouth of the liner is defined at one end of such sleeve and has first handle means associated therewith to allow the mouth to be opened and brought into juxtaposition with the seat portion of a bedpan and to be closed after use by a patient. A second handle means is connected adjacent the other of the sleeve ends so that when the sleeve is folded over on itself and the first and second handle means are brought and held together, a purse-like structure is provided. The thus folded over sleeve forms a pouch for containing waste matter with release of the second handle means allowing the sleeve to unfold and the waste matter to pass outwardly through the above-noted other one of the open ends.