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US 9,066,807 B2Granted
Closure system for a drainable pouch
AssigneeJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
InventorsMingliang Lawrence Tsai, Tinh Nguyen-DeMary
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Abstract
The present invention is a drainable ostomy pouch having a closure system that includes a resealable press and seal material. The material facilitates closing and opening of the ostomy pouch outlet. A space between the comfort panel and the pouch material can accommodate the closure system or at least a portion of the closure system.
Claims5
A drainable ostomy pouch comprising:
- a front body-side panel and a rear opposing panel, said panels being joined together along the outer periphery of each panel to form a pouch with an outlet, said front body-side panel including a stomal opening for receiving waste into said pouch therethrough, the pouch having a body portion and a tail portion extending therefrom, said tail portion having said outlet,
- said tail portion and body portion including a closure system with self-sealing adhesive and textured film, said film entirely covering at least one panel of said tail portion and a part of said body portion,
- a comfort layer covering at least part of said front body-side panel, said comfort layer being secured to said front body-side panel in a manner so as to leave an access opening between said comfort layer and front body-side panel proximate to where said tail portion extends from said body portion, said access opening accommodating said tail portion in a folded condition, said film on said body portion retaining said folded up tail portion between said comfort layer and body side panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.