Cutting guide for ostomy appliances
AssigneeColoplast A/S
InventorJens Landkilde Otto
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Abstract
A method for making a customized ostomy appliance including an adhesive wafer having the steps of measuring the outer periphery of the stoma of the patient, recording the information relating to the measurements of the stoma area, transforming the recorded information into electronic form, and utilizing the electronic information to select physical attributes of the ostomy device and have physical attributes selected in accordance with the measurement information transferred to the ostomy appliance. According to the method, the measurement information is utilized for printing a customized cutting guide pattern on a material for adhering to the adhesive wafer, offering a simple and efficient method of customizing ostomy appliances.
Claims11
A customized label having an adhesive backing for adhering to a release liner of an ostomy appliance having an adhesive wafer for adhering to a stomal area of a patient with a stoma, said wafer including an opening for accommodating said stoma, said label comprising a customized pattern defining a cutting line corresponding to the stomal area of the patient for adapting the opening of said wafer to said patient's stoma, said pattern for said cutting line being obtained by measuring an outer contour of the stoma of the patient, and electronically recording the information relating to the measurement of the stoma for printing the customized pattern on the label having the adhesive backing in order to adapt the appliance to said patient.
A customized ostomy appliance comprising an adhesive wafer for adhering to a stomal area of a specific patient with a stoma, said wafer having an opening for accommodating said stoma, an ostomy collection bag, a customized printed pattern indicating a cutting line for adapting the opening of said wafer to the specific patient, and a release liner having said printed pattern visible thereon placed on said wafer for adapting the opening to the specific patient, said cutting line being obtained by measuring an outer contour of the stoma of the patient, and using the information relating to the measurement of the stoma to print said customized printed pattern for adapting the appliance to the specific patient.
A method for customizing a standard ostomy appliance including an adhesive wafer with a hole therein for a patient having a stoma comprising the steps of:
- measuring an outer contour of the stoma of the patient;
- recording information relating to the measurement of said stoma in electronic form;
- utilizing the electronic measurement information to select physical attributes of the stoma to be transferred to the ostomy appliance;
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- printing a customized cutting guide pattern for the water hole corresponding with the selected physical attributes on a material for adhering to said wafer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.