Ostomy Pouch Deodorizer Carrier with Mesh Film
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Solution Overview
Problem
Ostomy pouches and similar containers for bodily waste collection often experience odor issues due to bacterial growth, with existing deodorizers failing to completely eliminate odors and requiring frequent reapplication, leading to discomfort and inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A deodorizer device featuring a carrier with antimicrobial properties, such as silver ions, and a mesh film that retains and slowly diffuses a deodorizer fluid into the effluent, reducing bacterial growth and odor emission, and can be preloaded or integrated into the pouch for extended use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a deodorizer liquid or tablet is placed in the ostomy pouch, then odors are masked, but the deodorizer does not always eliminate odors and requires frequent reapplication
Solution Approach 1:
The deodorizer is pre-loaded into the porous carrier material before use, allowing it to be ready for immediate action upon contact with effluent. The carrier is pre-configured with deodorizing agents that will be released as needed, eliminating the need for frequent manual reapplication by the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The porous carrier material provides continuous deodorizing action as effluent passes through it. The material maintains prolonged contact with the effluent, ensuring continuous odor elimination throughout the wear period rather than requiring intermittent reapplication.
2Productivity
If the pouch is emptied periodically, then the pouch can be reused, but odorous gases escape into the surrounding environment during emptying
Solution Approach 1:
The porous carrier acts as an intermediary between the effluent and the surrounding environment. As effluent passes through the carrier during emptying, the deodorizing agents in the carrier neutralize odorous gases, preventing them from escaping into the environment while allowing the pouch to be emptied and reused.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If deodorizer is reapplied each time the pouch is emptied, then odor control is maintained, but user convenience is reduced and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The porous carrier is designed to automatically release deodorizing agents as effluent passes through it, without requiring user intervention. The system serves itself by utilizing the natural flow of effluent to activate and distribute the deodorizer, eliminating the need for manual reapplication and improving user convenience.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If a deodorizer device is integrated into the pouch, then odor elimination is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses porous carrier material that naturally provides both structural support and deodorizing function. The porosity of the material allows effluent to pass through while providing surface area for deodorizing agent distribution, achieving effective odor elimination with a simple, integrated structure rather than complex multi-component devices.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively neutralizes odors within the pouch, reducing the need for frequent reapplication of deodorizers and minimizing odor escape during emptying, enhancing user comfort and reducing costs by extending pouch wear time and reducing deodorizer usage.
Implementation Method 1
a carrier configured to retain a deodorizer fluid and disperse the deodorizer fluid into the effluent
Implementation Method 2
The carrier may include a substrate, the substrate configured to at least one of absorb, retain, and disperse the deodorizer fluid
Implementation Method 3
The mesh film may be configured to allow two-way flow of the effluent and the deodorizing fluid
Implementation Method 4
a carrier configured to retain a deodorizer fluid and disperse the deodorizer fluid into the effluent
Data Source
AI summary
A device and container, including the device, are configured for deodorizing an effluent, e.g., bodily waste. The device can include a carrier configured to retain a deodorizer fluid and disperse the deodorizer fluid into the effluent; and a mesh film configured to at least partially envelop the carrier. The carrier can include an absorbent material configured to at least one of absorb, retain, and disperse the deodorizer fluid. The device may be removably or fixedly disposed with respect to a container configured to collect the effluent. The device may be preloaded with the deodorizer fluid.