Ostomy bag cover

A combination cover and ostomy bag of the type having an inlet means for connecting the inlet in communication with a stoma on a patient's body, a closable outlet located at the bottom of the ostomy bag for emptying the contents therefrom and means for scalingly closing the outlet of the ostomy bag, the combination comprising:

• as ostomy bag;
• first and second planar members formed of a soft fabric material, the first and second planar members being fastened together along substantially the entire length of the peripheral edges thereof to define a hollow body;
• a ribbed aperture formed in one of the first and second planar members and disposed in close tolerance with the inlet of the ostomy bag and to receive the connecting means therethough;
• a second aperture means formed in the bottom of the hollow body and defined by spaced, unfastened portions of the peripheral edges of the first and second planar members, the second aperture means disposed in proximity with the outlet of the ostomy bag so as to foldably receive the outlet therethrough;
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• means for releasably closing the second aperture means in the hollow body to enable the outlet of the ostomy bag to be stored within the hollow body and passed through the second aperture to empty the contents of the ostomy bag therefrom.