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US 9,005,175 B2Granted
Ostomy pouch technology
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorKarl A. Thomason
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Abstract
For a person who has a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (“PEG”) tube and an esophagus stoma, a method for using an ostomy pouch is provided, where inlet of the ostomy pouch is connected to the esophagus stoma and an outlet connected to one end of an interconnecting tube. An opposing end of the interconnecting tube is connected to the PEG tube, so that when the person consumes matter by mouth, the matter flows out the stoma, through the ostomy pouch, the interconnecting tube and the PEG tube, and into the stomach.
Claims5
A method for an ostomate to use an ostomy pouch, comprising:
- connecting an inlet of the ostomy pouch to an esophagus stoma of a user;
- fixing an outlet of the ostomy pouch to a first end of an interconnecting tube;
- connecting a second, opposing end of the interconnecting tube to an external end of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (“PEG”) tube, where the PEG tube provides a connection to the user's stomach, so that liquids consumed by mouth flow through the ostomy pouch, the interconnecting tube and PEG tube, and into the stomach.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.