Foley catheter bag support sleeves
View Patent ↗Foley catheter bag support sleeves for receiving and securing a catheter bag that can be secured to the inside of a user's clothes, including flexible support sleeves preferably made with fabric that are equipped with a lining on at least one side to avoid irritation to the user's skin. In some examples, the catheter bag support sleeve is secured using hook or loop material (such as Velcro®) that mates with corresponding material that is attached to the interior of a garment worn by the user, such as a pair of pants. In other examples, the catheter bag support sleeve can be secured to the user's garment using any removable attachment means. In some further examples, the support sleeve includes ends that can be opened or secured shut to provide alternative or additional securing of an enclosed catheter bag.
1. A catheter bag support sleeve, comprising:
a pouch sized to receive a catheter bag and allow for normal operation of the catheter bag, and the pouch being comprised of a flexible material, the pouch further comprising:
a top end opposite a bottom end, the top end being vertically elevated above the bottom end,
one or more bag attachment points for securing the catheter bag within the pouch,
an opening on a front side of the bag to allow the catheter bag to be drained with a drain valve without removal from the pouch, wherein the opening suspends the drain valve above the bottom end of the pouch, and
one or more pouch attachment points disposed exclusively at the top end of the pouch for removably securing the pouch to an article of clothing configured to be worn by a user, wherein the pouch hangs freely from the article of clothing exclusively by the pouch attachment point.
2. The catheter bag support sleeve of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more bag attachment points for securing the catheter bag within the pouch further comprise a button sized to fit through a receiving slit in the catheter bag.
3. The catheter bag support sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the one or more pouch attachment points for removably securing the pouch to an article of clothing configured to be worn by the user further comprises one or more areas of hook or loop material, which attach to corresponding loop or hook material on the article of clothing.
4. The catheter bag support sleeve of claim 3 , wherein the corresponding loop or hook material on the article of clothing is located on an inner surface of the article of clothing, configured to allow the user to removably secure the pouch inside the article of clothing.
5. The catheter bag support sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the pouch is constructed of a soft material.
6. The catheter bag support sleeve of claim 1 , further comprising a layer of soft material attached to a portion of the pouch that is configured to be in contact with the user.
7. The catheter bag support sleeve of claim 5 , wherein the soft material attached to a portion of the pouch is constructed of cotton, flannel, satin, or microfiber.
8. The catheter bag support sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the pouch is substantially tubular in shape, and has two ends, with each end capable of being sealed closed.
9. The catheter bag support sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the pouch is comprised of fabric.
10. A catheter bag support system, comprising:
a catheter bag;
a flexible tubular sleeve with a diameter sized to allow insertion and normal operation of the catheter bag;
one or more bag fasteners for removably securing the catheter bag within the flexible tubular sleeve; and
an opening on a front side of the sleeve to allow the catheter bag to be drained with a drain valve without removal from the sleeve, wherein the opening is configured to suspend the drain valve above a bottom end of the sleeve; and
one or more pouch fasteners for removably securing the flexible tubular sleeve to a garment configured to be worn by a user with the catheter bag secured within the flexible tubular sleeve, wherein the pouch hangs freely from the garment by the one or more pouch fasteners.
11. The catheter bag support system of claim 10 , wherein the garment being worn by the user further comprises one or more attachment points that correspond to the one or more pouch fasteners for removably securing the flexible tubular sleeve, the attachment points positioned on the garment so as to allow the flexible tubular sleeve to be removably secured inside the garment.
12. The catheter bag support system of claim 10 , wherein the flexible tubular sleeve is configured to be affixed shut at one or both ends.
13. The catheter bag support system of claim 12 , wherein the flexible tubular sleeve is at least partially constructed from soft material.
14. The catheter bag support system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more pouch fasteners for removably securing the flexible tubular sleeve to a garment configured to be worn by a user comprise either hook or loop material, and the one or more attachment points that correspond to the one or more fasteners for removably securing the flexible tubular sleeve comprise corresponding complementary hook or loop material.
15. A catheter bag support sleeve, comprising:
a pouch that is substantially tubular in shape and sized so as to receive a catheter bag within the pouch without affecting the normal operation of the catheter bag;
a means for removably securing the catheter bag within the pouch;
a means for removably securing the pouch to the inside surface of a garment configured to be worn by a user; and
at least one opening on a front side of the pouch to allow the catheter bag to be drained with a drain valve without removing the catheter bag from the pouch, wherein the opening suspends the drain valve above a bottom end of the pouch, and
one or more pouch attachment points disposed exclusively at a top end of the pouch for removably securing the pouch to the garment configured to be worn by a user, where the pouch hangs freely from the garment at the top end of the pouch.
16. The catheter bag support sleeve of claim 15 , wherein the pouch is at least partially constructed from a soft material.