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US 2017/0360592 A1Published application
Ostomy appliance
AssigneeTencar Inc.
InventorGeorgann M. Carrubba
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Abstract
An ostomy appliance having a releasable receptacle for concealing an ostomy bag where the receptacle is asymmetrical and includes an enlarged cavity portion and expandable portion located below the stoma which provides additional area into which the bag may unroll as waste collects therein. In an alternate embodiment there is no bag and waste collects directly into the receptacle.
Claims26
An ostomy device, comprising:
- a) a disc having an adhesive surface for applying to stoma tissue;
- b) a ring-shaped flange attached to said disc on the surface thereof opposite said adhesive surface;
- c) a receptacle having an interior cavity defined by a bottom wall, a side wall and a top wall having a top perimeter edge, said receptacle being asymmetrically shaped about a horizontal axis relative to a standing user, said asymmetrically shaped receptacle defining an enlarged cavity portion configured to hold a partially filled bag, and wherein at least one of said bottom wall, said side wall and said top wall is fabricated from a rigid yet flexible material;
- d) a receptacle releasable attachment mechanism configured to releasably attach said receptacle to said disc.
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A method of using an ostomy appliance, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing an ostomy flange having a disc and an adhesive surface and a central opening;
- b) releasably attaching said disc to a user via said adhesive surface with said central opening located over the user's stoma;
- c) providing an asymmetrical receptacle having a bottom wall, side wall and open perimeter top all defining an interior cavity having an enlarged cavity portion wherein the receptacle is asymmetrically shaped about a horizontal axis relative to a standing user;
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- d) removably attaching said receptacle to said disc with said open top perimeter positioned over said disc central opening and stoma.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.