Ostomy appliance with a leakage indicator
AssigneeColoplast A/S
InventorsHenrik Edvardsen, Michael Hansen, Danuta Ciok, Lene Feldskov Nielsen, Kent Hoeier Nielsen
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Abstract
An ostomy device that comprises an adhesive wafer for attaching to the skin around the stoma. The wafer comprises an adhesive layer having a proximal adhesive side and a distal side, where the distal side is covered with a backing layer. The wafer comprises a central portion and a peripheral portion, and it comprises a proximal section located on the proximal side of the central portion and a distal section visually arranged on the distal side of peripheral portion, wherein the distal section changes colour when the proximal section is exposed to fluid.
Claims11
An ostomy device attachable to a collection bag and comprising an adhesive wafer for attaching to skin around a stoma;
- a. the wafer comprising an adhesive layer having a proximal adhesive side and a distal side;
- b. the distal side being covered with a backing layer;
- c. the wafer comprises a central portion and a peripheral portion, the peripheral portion is located outside the collection bag when the adhesive wafer is attached to the collection bag,
- i. wherein the wafer comprises a proximal section located on the proximal adhesive side of the central portion and a distal section on the distal side of the peripheral portion,
- ii. wherein the distal section changes colour when the proximal section is exposed to fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.