Device for cutting sanitary containers, in particular sacks, bags, and/or pouches for stomas

A device for cutting sanitary containers, in particular sacks, bags, and/or pouches for stomas, said device comprising a structure having at least a housing portion, having a cutting plate, adapted to receive in engagement at least a sanitary collection container to be cut, cutting means operatively associated to said structure and active at said housing portion to cut at least a structural portion of said sanitary container about a predetermined reference point and according to a closed cutting line, adjustment means operatively associated to said cutting means to determine the amplitude of the structural portion to be removed from said sanitary container along at least a predetermined direction, said cutting means comprising at least a support rod operatively engaged to said structure, developing substantially parallel relative to said cutting plate and being movable between an operative position, in which it is situated near said cutting plate, and a non-operative position, in which it is distanced from said cutting plate, the device further comprising at least a cutting element operatively associated to said support rod, said cutting element engaging a respective cutting groove of said cutting plate when the support rod is situated in the operative position, and disengaging said cutting plate when the support rod is in non-operative position, the device further comprising elastic thrust means operatively associated to said cutting means to move said support rod and said cutting element from the non-operative position to the operative position.