Ostomy pouch
AssigneeConvatec Limited
InventorsBryony Lee, Neal Carty, Monica Hill
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Abstract
An ostomy pouch having a cavity for storing stomal output. The cavity is defined by a rear wall and a front wall joined at their peripheries and formed of flexible sheet material. The ostomy pouch further comprises a sheet of woven comfort material covering the outside surface of the front wall. The sheet of comfort material has an outside surface and an opposite inside surface, and the outside surface of the sheet of comfort material forms at least part of the outside surface of the pouch. The inside surface of the sheet of comfort material is laminated across its entire surface to a continuous layer of film material. At least part of the continuous layer of film material is adjacent, facing and unbonded to the outside surface of the front wall.
Claims11
An ostomy pouch comprising a cavity for storing stomal output;
- the cavity defined by a rear wall and a front wall joined at their peripheries and formed of flexible sheet material;
- the ostomy pouch further comprising a sheet of woven comfort material covering the outside surface of the front wall;
- the sheet of comfort material having an outside surface and an opposite inside surface, wherein the outside surface of the sheet of comfort material forms at least part of the outside surface of the pouch, and the inside surface of the sheet of comfort material is laminated across its entire surface to a continuous layer of film material, with no intervening adhesive;
- the continuous layer of film material having no voids, and
- at least part of the continuous layer of film material being adjacent, facing and unbonded to the outside surface of the front wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.