Ostomy pouch with reduced friction insert
AssigneeE. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.
InventorOle R. Jensen
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Abstract
An insert, having a non-heat sealable surface, is affixed to a first thin film wall. The first wall is aligned with a second thin film wall, with the non-heat sealable surface of the insert facing the interior surface of the second wall. The walls are welded along their periphery to form the contour of the pouch. An adhesive-backed label is then welded to the exterior of the second wall. The insert prevents the interior surfaces of the walls from being sealed together as the adhesive-backed label is welded, simplifying the manufacturing process. The non-heat sealable surface of the insert may be composed of a low friction material to facilitate movement of solid waste within the pouch.
Claims7
An ostomy pouch comprising first and second pouch walls sealed along their contour, said first pouch walls having an aperture therein, an adhesive-backed label having an aperture, said label being heat-seal affixed to said one pouch wall, with said aperture therein aligned with said aperture in said one pouch wall, and an insert comprising non-heat-sealable material, said insert being situated within said pouch between the interior surfaces of said pouch walls substantially completely and permanently and affixed to the interior surface of said second pouch walls in registration with the affixation of said label to said one pouch wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.