Stoma Cap Device for Ostomy Maintenance Assistance
OwnerMelanie Juel Mayerinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Provided is a cap device for home use to temporarily cover the stoma resulting from a urostomy, colostomy or ileostomy procedure. It provides a favorable means of preventing leakage during routine cleaning around the stoma during the ostomy pouch replacement process. The device may include, in any combination, use of a flexible elastomeric material for creating low suction to assist with retention, a shaped lip for comfort and sealing, a disposable liner, or internal absorption material to help avoid spillage and leakage.
Claims20
A stoma capping device comprising:
- a body with a closed end and an open end,
- a lip of said open end shaped to encourage forming a seal against an approximately flat surface, said lip of said open end further shaped and smoothed to discourage abrasion to said approximately flat surface,
- an opening in said open end sized to surround a stoma constructed of an ostomy procedure in the skin of a patient,
- an interior volume of said body providing enclosed space suitable for containing a volume of effluent from said stoma, and said interior volume of said body also providing enclosed space suitable for containing an absorbent material.
A stoma capping device comprising:
- a body with a closed end and an open end,
- a lip of said open end shaped to encourage forming a seal against an approximately flat surface, said lip of said open end further shaped and smoothed to discourage abrasion to said approximately flat surface,
- an opening in said open end sized to surround a stoma constructed of an ostomy procedure in the skin of a patient,
- an interior volume of said body divided into two chambers wherein the first chamber is adjacent the open end of said body and the second chamber is adjacent the closed end of said body, and wherein passage of air is allowed by a check valve to flow from said first chamber into said second chamber, and passage of air is allowed by an additional check valve to flow from said second chamber to the outside air, enabling air to be pumped from said first chamber through said second chamber to the outside air by action of squeezing said second chamber and releasing it to return to an unsqueezed shape, and wherein said first chamber provides enclosed space suitable for containing a volume of effluent from said stoma, and wherein said first chamber also provides enclosed space suitable for containing an absorbent material.
A stoma capping method comprising placing a stoma capping device over a stoma constructed of an ostomy procedure in the skin of a patient, discouraging effluent from the stoma from reaching the skin surrounding the stoma during cleaning or ostomy appliance service wherein such stoma capping method involves covering the stoma rather than inserting any object into the stoma.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.