Ostomy bag vent system for use in venting a gas from an interior of an ostomy collection pouch
AssigneePaul Rea
InventorPaul Rea
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Abstract
A system for use in venting gas from an interior of an ostomy collection pouch is described. The system is removable and/or reusable in other medical devices. A flange is configured to affix the system to a hole in a wall of the ostomy collection pouch. The flange may have a straight or a curved configuration. In examples, the flange has a 90-degree configuration. Further, the system includes a manual or a passive filter to remove odor from the gas.
Claims22
A system for use in venting a gas from an interior of an ostomy collection pouch, the system comprising:
- a valve assembly, the valve assembly comprising:
- a plunger component;
- a valve body having at least one protrusion;
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- a flange component affixed to a hole in a wall of the ostomy collection pouch,
- wherein the flange component has a least one channel configured to receive the at least one protrusion of the valve body,
- wherein the flange component is curved such that the valve assembly, when engaged with the flange component, is substantially parallel to a planar portion of the flange component,
- wherein the flange component is configured to receive the valve assembly therein such that responsive to a force exerted on a first end of the plunger component, gaseous communication is permitted from an interior to an exterior of the ostomy collection pouch, and upon release of the force exerted on the first end of the plunger component, the gaseous communication is prevented between the interior and the exterior of the ostomy collection pouch.
A system for use in venting a gas from an interior of an ostomy collection pouch, the system comprising:
- a valve assembly comprising:
- a plunger component;
- a flange component affixed to a hole in a wall of the ostomy collection pouch, wherein the flange component is configured to be securely coupled to a valve body, wherein the flange component is curved such that the valve assembly, when engaged with the flange component, is substantially parallel to a planar portion of the flange component, wherein gaseous communication is permitted from an interior to an exterior of the ostomy collection pouch when the plunger component is depressed, and gaseous communication is prevented between the interior and the exterior of the ostomy collection pouch when the plunger component is released.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.