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OwnerWalter F. Leise, JR., Ronald S. Botten +2inventors
InventorsWalter F. Leise, JR., Ronald S. Botten, Ole Pedersen, Christopher T. Glaeser
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An adhesive wafer for attaching an ostomy appliance to a peristomal skin surface surrounding a stoma has an integrally molded adhesive layer made of a skin barrier material, a distal surface covered by a flexible backing layer, and a proximal bodyside surface contoured so the adhesive layer has a thin peripheral portion and thick central portion surrounding a stoma-receiving aperture. A set of at least two wafers is provided in one embodiment, wherein individual wafers have differing central portion surface topography, and different stoma receiving apertures. To produce a closely fitting wafer for a given stoma, a method of producing wafers includes providing a representation of the topography of the peristomal surface and the stoma, and, using the representation, manufacturing a mold having a surface configuration substantially matching the topography of the peristomal surface and stoma.
A wafer for adhesively attaching an ostomy appliance to a peristomal skin surface surrounding a stoma of a wearer of said appliance, said wafer comprising an integrally molded adhesive layer consisting of a moisture absorbing and swellable skin barrier material and having a substantially planar distal surface covered by a flexible backing layer for attaching said wafer to a collecting bag, and a proximal bodyside surface that is contoured such that said adhesive layer has a relatively thin peripheral portion and a relatively thick central portion surrounding an aperture for receiving said stoma, a surface area of said central portion being distributed substantially uniformly around said aperture and having a maximum thickness which is at least 2.5 mm larger than the maximum thickness of said peripheral portion.
A wafer according to any if the preceding claims, wherein said central portion is annular.
A wafer according to any if the preceding claims, wherein said central portion has a substantially uniform thickness.
A set of at least two wafers for adhesively attaching an ostomy appliance to a peristomal skin surface surrounding a stoma of a wearer of said appliance, each wafer of said set comprising an adhesive layer consisting of a moisture absorbing and swellable skin barrier material and having a substantially planar distal surface covered by a flexible backing layer for attaching said wafers to a collecting bag and a proximal bodyside surface that is contoured such that said adhesive layer has a relatively thin peripheral portion and a relatively thick central portion surrounding an aperture for receiving said stoma, a surface area of said central portion being distributed substantially uniformly around said aperture and having a maximum thickness which is at least 2.5 mm larger than the maximum thickness of said peripheral portion, the individual wafers of said set differing from one another in that the topography of the surface of said central portion is different.
A method of attaching an ostomy appliance to a peristomal skin surface surrounding a stoma of a wearer of said appliance, the method comprising the following steps:
A method of producing a wafer for attaching an ostomy appliance to a peristomal skin surface surrounding a stoma of a specific wearer of said appliance, said wafer comprising an adhesive layer consisting of a moisture absorbing and swellable skin barrier material and having a distal surface for attaching said wafer to a collecting bag and a proximal bodyside surface for adhering to said peristomal skin surface, the method comprising the following steps:
A wafer for adhesively attaching an ostomy appliance to a peristomal skin surface surrounding a stoma of a wearer of said appliance, said wafer comprising an integrally molded adhesive layer consisting of a moisture absorbing and swellable skin barrier material and having a distal surface covered by a flexible backing layer for attaching said wafer to a collecting bag, said flexible backing layer extending at least to the outer periphery of said adhesive layer, the shape of said outer periphery consisting of outwardly convex or substantially rectilinear portions and at at least one outwardly concave portion or indentation
A mold for producing a wafer for adhesively attaching an ostomy appliance to a peristomal skin surface surrounding a stoma of a wearer of said appliance, said wafer comprising an adhesive layer consisting of a moisture absorbing and swellable skin barrier material and having a sharply defined outer periphery, the mold comprising a first part and a second part adapted for having molding surfaces thereof pressed against one another such that mold hollows in one or both said surfaces together define the configuration of said adhesive layer, at least one periphery defining body for defining said outer periphery being arranged in a groove in a surface of one of the first or second part such that said body is displaceable in the direction towards the other part.
A method of producing a wafer for adhesively attaching an ostomy appliance to a peristomal skin surface surrounding a stoma of a wearer of said appliance, said wafer comprising an integrally molded adhesive layer consisting of a moisture absorbing and swellable skin barrier material and having a substantially planar distal surface covered by a flexible backing layer for attaching said wafer to a collecting bag and a proximal contoured bodyside surface having a first surface topography such that said adhesive layer has a relatively thin peripheral portion and a relatively thick central portion surrounding an aperture for receiving said stoma, said proximal surface being covered by a release layer and said central portion having a maximum thickness which is at least 2 mm larger than the maximum thickness of said peripheral portion, preferably at least 3 mm larger than said maximum thickness, the method comprising the steps of:
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