Claims
- 1. A fecal specimen collection device for use on a conventional toilet seat which is pivotally attached in a toilet bowl, the seat having an upper and lower surface bounded by opposite user support sides each having an outer peripheral edge and having an opening extending through said surfaces for passage of waste matter, the device including a sheet of flexible non-rigid material having first and second opposite edges and third and fourth opposite edges, the sheet including not more than a single lengthwise portion running from the first edge to the second edge, the lengthwise portion including a plurality of openings, and straps on either side of the lengthwise portion defined by slits in the sheet, the slits separating the lengthwise portion from the straps and being generally parallel to and proximate the third and fourth opposite edges of the sheet, the slits having a length such that the outer peripheral edges of the seat can pass through said slits thus positioning one strap across the upper surface of the seat near the pivotal attachment and the other strap across the upper surface at a front of the seat with the single lengthwise portion of the sheet disposed with at least a portion thereof below the lower surface and extending across said opening so as to retain fecal matter deposited thereon by a user while said plurality of openings serve to allow passage of liquids therethrough, the sheet being of such a thickness and consistency such that the straps may be easily torn subsequent to deposition of said fecal matter whereby the device can be lowered into the toilet bowl for disposal.
- 2. A device as in claim 1 wherein the sheet is rectangular.
- 3. A device as in claim 2 wherein the material is paper.
- 4. A device as in claim 2 wherein the material is a plastic substance.
- 5. A device as in claim 1 wherein the device is adapted to collect a fecal mass and the plurality of openings are sized to prevent passage of all or substantially all of the fecal mass.
- 6. A device as in claim 1 wherein both slits are curved.
- 7. A device as in claim 6 wherein the slits are curved toward each other.
- 8. A device as in claim 6 wherein the slits are curved away from each other.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 08/088,491, filed Jul. 6, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,337,426 which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/919,637 filed Jul. 24, 1992, now abandoned, which was a continuation of Ser. No. 07/616,491 filed Nov. 21, 1990, now abandoned.
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