US Patent Issued on Oct. 27 for "Inflatable bedpan with outer-edge cinch-closure waste bag system" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,362, issued on Oct. 27.

"Inflatable bedpan with outer-edge cinch-closure waste bag system" was invented by Nadezhda Tedeschi (Willoughby, Ohio) and Sherry Tedeschi (Willoughby, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to bedside toileting and waste-management systems and, more particularly, to an inflatable bedpan configured to improve comfort, stability on bedding, and hygienic waste containment. In an exemplary embodiment, the inflatable bedpan includes a seat ring above a support ring and a receptacle region having a leak-resistant bottom receptacle surface. A two-bag arrangement includes an outer containm...