Soft convex ostomy appliance
AssigneeHollister Incorporated
InventorGregory J. Czaplewski
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Abstract
A convex ostomy appliance (10) may be configured to have a softness of about 32.6 N*mm to about 68.9 N*mm, wherein the softness is measured in energy expended to compress 3 mm of the convex portion, and a flexibility of about 105.2 N*mm to about 186.6 N*mm, wherein the flexibility is measured in energy expended to deform the ostomy appliance by 30%. The convex ostomy appliance may include a coupling flange (22), a floating flange film (24) having one end secured to the coupling flange, a soft convex insert (26) having a recess (46) in which another end of the floating flange film is secured, an adhesive (28) extending over the soft convex insert, and a stoma opening (18) extending through at least the coupling flange, the floating flange film and the soft convex insert.
Claims19
An ostomy appliance comprising:
- a soft convex insert including;
- a body-side surface;
- a recess;
- and
- a pouch-side surface, the body-side surface having a convex contour configured to provide a convex portion of the ostomy appliance;
- an adhesive extending over the body-side surface of the soft convex insert;
- a stoma opening configured to receive a stoma;
- a coupling flange connected to the pouch-side surface of the soft convex insert;
- and
- a floating flange film connecting the coupling flange and the soft convex insert, wherein one end of the floating flange film is attached to the coupling flange and another end of the floating flange film is attached to the soft convex insert within the recess, and
- wherein the ostomy appliance has a softness of about 32.6 N*mm to about 68.9 N*mm, wherein the softness is measured in energy expended to compress 3 mm of the convex portion, and a flexibility of about 105.2 N*mm to about 186.6 N*mm, wherein the flexibility is measured in energy expended to deform the ostomy appliance by 30%.
An ostomy appliance comprising:
- a coupling flange;
- a floating flange film having one end secured to the coupling flange;
- a soft convex insert having a convex contour configured to provide a convex portion of the ostomy appliance and a recess, wherein another end of the floating flange film is secured within the recess;
- an adhesive extending over the soft convex insert;
- and
- a stoma opening extending through the coupling flange, the floating flange film, and the soft convex insert.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.