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US 5,690,622 AGranted
Ostomy bag filters
AssigneeWelland Medical Limited
InventorsRory James Maxwell Smith, Paul Stephen Bird
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AssigneeWelland Medical Limited
InventorsRory James Maxwell Smith, Paul Stephen Bird
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The invention provides a drainage bag for receiving bodily waste, the drainage bag comprises a water-impermeable inner bag (1) enclosed therein; means (6, 7) defining an orifice to enable bodily waste to be received by the inner bag (1); the outer (2) and inner (1) bags being detachably secured together in the region of the orifice (6, 7). A first opening (15) is provided in a wall (4a) of the water-impermeable inner bag, said first opening (15) being covered by a portion (16) of gas-permeable hydrophobic foam material; and a second opening (18) is provided in a wall of the water-impermeable outer bag (2), the second opening (15) being covered by a flatus filter (19); the disposition of the first (15) and second (18) openings being such as to allow flatus gases within the inner bag (1) to pass out through the first opening (15) and thence through the second opening (18) to atmosphere.
A drainage bag for receiving bodily waste, the drainage bag including a water-impermeable outer bag, a water-impermeable inner bag enclosed therein, means defining an orifice to enable bodily waste to be received by the inner bag, the outer and inner bags being detachably secured together in the region of the orifice, said bag comprising means defining a first opening in a wall of the water-impermeable inner bag, said first opening being covered by a portion of a gas-permeable hydrophobic foam material;
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