History of The BobTail™ Device

Our inventor, Bob, first came up with the idea of the BobTail™ device after overcoming bladder cancer of his own in 2021. When he found out that he would be using an ostomy bag for the rest of his life, he began looking at various ostomy bags and was glad to discover that many companies offer bags with valves or tubes to drain.

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However, he realized it would be rather cumbersome and not very discreet to have to pull the bag out of the pants, hold it and open the valve to drain the pouch. 

Then the idea of the BobTail™ device came to him. Why not have a short extension tube with a valve on the end that one could pull of the zipper opening, point and drain, much like the natural way to eliminate urine.

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After developing a prototype he shared it with medical professionals and other ostomy users who exclaimed, “Wow, why wasn’t this invented long ago, you should get a patent on this!"

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Bob proceeded by then acquiring a design patent that he now proudly holds and began conversations with different engineering professionals. In working with these engineering professionals, the BobTail found an upgrade with its Universal Adaptor allowing users to buy 1 BobTail™ device for any of the 3 major ostomy bag types.

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Now Bob and GV Solutions LLC are excited as they prepare to bring the BobTail™ device to market and look forward to improving the life of ostomy bag users everywhere.