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US 8,998,862 B2Granted
Ostomy containment device
AssigneeB. Braun Medical Inc.
InventorsDavid Hanuka, Meir Or
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Abstract
An artificial Ostomy containment device comprising an implantable intra-abdominal sleeve adapted to interfere with movement of a closure assembly positioned within the sleeve; and a closure assembly comprising a hollow stomal insert sized and shaped to conduct waste content from an intestinal portion in an abdominal cavity through said insert and out of a stoma, and a fixation element coupled to said stomal insert sized and positioned to interfere with said intra-abdominal sleeve.
Claims27
An artificial ostomy containment device comprising:
- a closure assembly adapted to conduct waste content from an intestinal portion in an abdominal cavity and out of a stoma;
- a fixation element sized and positioned to interfere with movement of said closure assembly;
- a stomal cover sized and shaped to cover the stoma from outside the abdominal cavity;
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- a pressure indicator which acts as a pressure sensing mechanism, the pressure indicator having a portion externally positioned on the device outside the abdominal cavity, the portion being configured to bulge from an equilibrium state as a buildup of axial pressure conveyed from within the abdominal cavity to said pressure indicator occurs, and according to said conveyed pressure.
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