Ostomy skin barrier application method and device
OwnerJohn E. Polnik, John N. Polnikinventors
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Abstract
A method and applicator for adhesively affixing an ostomy adapter to the skin of a user. Under ordinary circumstances an ostomy adapter includes an adhesively treated skin barrier on its underside which is affixed by uneven manual pressure, leading to adhesive seals that can leak, are unsanitary and uncomfortable. An applicator formed as two concentric annular cylinders, with a smaller diameter inner cylinder moving linearly within the larger outer cylinder, is able to apply a uniform pressure simultaneously along the adhesive seal between a skin barrier and the skin itself. The inner cylinder engages a hole in the skin barrier and both cylinders create a uniform downward pressure.
Claims18
A method for adhesively affixing an ostomy adapter to the bodily surface skin of a user thereof comprising:
- positioning the ostomy adapter over a stoma whereby an adhesive layer of a skin barrier on a bottom surface of said ostomy apparatus annularly surrounds said stoma and contacts the skin of said user;
- placing an applicator against a top surface of said ostomy adapter so that an inner annular cylinder of said applicator engages an opening in said adapter, wherein said opening is positioned over said stoma;
- then
- exerting a downward force on said inner annular cylinder and simultaneously exerting a downward force on an outer annular cylinder within which said inner cylinder is engaged and moves linearly;
- whereby
- said adapter conforms to said bodily surface and said outer annular cylinder and said inner cylinder both exert a uniform pressure simultaneously on said adhesive layer, affixing it thereby to said skin.
An applicator for an ostomy adapter comprising:
- an annular outer cylinder;
- and
- an annular inner cylinder;
- wherein
- said annular inner cylinder fits concentrically within said annular outer cylinder;
- and
- said annular inner cylinder slides linearly within said annular outer cylinder and remains engaged therewith by means of a set screw passing through said outer cylinder and engaging a slot in said inner cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.