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US 2013/0085463 A1Published application
Ostomy pouch with filtering system
AssigneeConvatec Technologies Inc.
InventorsMarc Lesko, Mingliang Lawrence Tsai, Gary Oberholtzer
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Abstract
An ostomy appliance including an ostomy pouch with a filter and a center pleated panel to protect the filter, facilitate deodorization and deter ballooning.
Claims4
An ostomy appliance comprising:
- two opposing panels as least partly sealed to one another along their peripheries, said panels forming a pouch for capturing body waste,
- one of said opposing panel having a stomal opening for positioning around a stoma so that body waste excreted through the stoma is captured in said pouch,
- said pouch having a filter for deodorization of odorous gas from the body waste and an opening for emitting said deodorized gas to the atmosphere, and
- a pleated center panel between said two opposing panels at least partly covering said filter for protecting said filter and deterring ballooning of said pouch from gas buildup in said pouch.
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