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US 12,667,477 B2Granted
Waterproof cover for ostomy appliance
OwnerErin Marie Phillipsinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a waterproof ostomy appliance cover which allows ostomy users to keep their ostomy bag dry when entering wet environments such as, for example, swimming, bathing, and showering. The waterproof ostomy appliance cover creates a waterproof environment for the ostomy bag without the risk of infection and contamination. In addition, this product can also provide for easy and clean disposal of the zip sealed ostomy bag.
Claims4
An ostomy appliance cover assembly, comprising
- a shell having a front panel and a rear panel, the panels being joined together to define an interior compartment, the rear panel having a circular cut-out opening;
- a first support frame attached to the shell and surrounding the cut-out opening, the first support frame being square-shaped and comprising a first upper fastening member, a first lower fastening member, and first and second side fastening members;
- a second support frame, the second support frame being removably attached to the first support frame, the second support frame being square-shaped and comprising a second upper fastening member, a second lower fastening member, and third and fourth side fastening members, wherein the second upper fastening member, second lower fastening member, and third and fourth side fastening members are joined together by adhesive tape and configured to be attached to a wearer of the ostomy appliance cover assembly by the adhesive tape,
- wherein the first upper fastening member, first lower fastening member, first and second side fastening members of the first support frame, and the second upper fastening member, second lower fastening member, and third and fourth side fastening members of the second support frame are complementary interlocking fastening strips that interlock with each other so that the second support frame is removably attached to the first support frame;
- and
- an ostomy bag having a wafer appliance, the ostomy bag being enclosed in the shell so that the wafer appliance extends from the circular cut-out opening.
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