Patent ID: 6336918
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A collecting bag for human body wastes comprising:a bag member formed by first and second film blanks with joined edges, an inlet opening provided in said first film blank, connecting elements surrounding said inlet opening for connection of the bag to a body orifice, a narrowed, elongated discharge portion starting at a proximal end at a distance from the inlet opening and extending between two end sections of said film blanks to a distal end, a discharge opening formed in said discharge portion in a vicinity of said distal end, and a closure device being provided for bringing the discharge portion from an open discharge position to a closed position of use, the closure device comprising a first and a second closure means, both of which are activated in said closed position of use, said closure device arranged for opening and closing of the bag by successive operation of said first and second closure means in two distinct stages, said first closure means comprising first and second predefined contact surfaces constituting a first pair of contact surfaces, said first pair of contact surfaces provided on a carrier plate fastened to one of the film blanks, said first contact surface extending between a first folding line defined by said carrier plate and a second folding line, and said second contact surface extending between the first folding line and a limiting line that defines a second edge of said second contact surface, said first and second contact surfaces being brought into contact with one another by folding the discharge portion along said first folding line and held against one another in the closed position of use.