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Document | Title | Date |
20080269698 | OSTOMY APPLIANCE COLLECTOR - An ostomy appliance comprising a collection device for collecting body waste. At least a portion of the collection device is thermoformed from a sheet of plastics material, e.g., vacuum formed or pressure formed. The collection device may be configurable between a compact, stowed condition and an expanded deployed condition. The thermoformed portion is thermoformed in the deployed condition. The collection device has a depth:diamater ratio of at least 1:1. The ostomy appliance is a controlled evacuation appliance, or a collection pouch. | 10-30-2008 |
20080269699 | Ostomy pouch - An ostomy pouch is formed to conceal, obscure, hide, cloak, or otherwise prevent the viewing of contents of the ostomy pouch except for a “sight glass” or window formed integral with the pouch and positioned therein for viewing at least a portion of a stoma receptor of the ostomy pouch. In one embodiment, the ostomy pouch is formed by an opaque plastic bag incorporating a stoma receptor in one side of the bag and a transparent window in another side of the bag. The transparent window is preferably, but not necessarily, positioned opposite and adjacent the stoma receptor. The ostomy pouch may be entirely sealed except for a stoma receptor orifice or may be open at one end for emptying its contents and incorporate or use a closure at the open end. | 10-30-2008 |
20080269700 | Ostomy pouch - An ostomy pouch is formed to conceal, obscure, hide, cloak, or otherwise prevent the viewing of contents of the ostomy pouch except for a “sight glass”, “bulls-eye”, area or window formed in the pouch and positioned therein for viewing at least a portion of a stoma receptor of the ostomy pouch. The ostomy pouch is formed by a plastic bag incorporating a stoma receptor or opening in one side of the bag and a transparent, translucent or clear window or area in another side of the bag. The transparent window is preferably, but not necessarily, positioned opposite and adjacent the stoma receptor. The ostomy pouch may be entirely sealed except for a stoma receptor orifice or may be open at one end for emptying its contents and incorporate or use a closure at the open end. | 10-30-2008 |
20080294129 | Flushable Body Waste Collection Pouches, Pouch-in Pouch Appliances Using the Same, and Methods Pertaining Thereto - A flushable biodegradable pouch having water-dispersible fibers along at least a portion of the outer surface of the pouch's cover layer provided with a water-soluble hydrophilic coating. The pouch's cover layer is water-disintegratable, and the water-soluble hydrophilic coating is a lubricating agent capable of becoming slippery when exposed to water and, upon subsequent drying, again becoming water-soluble upon re-exposure to water. As such, the hydrophilic coating serves as a rewettable, redesolving lubricating agent. | 11-27-2008 |
20080312614 | TRANSCECAL ILEOSTOMY SET - Described herein is a transcecal ileostomy set including a balloon catheter equipped with a blocking balloon, which serves for obstruction of a small intestine, and a fixation balloon, which serves for fixation of the balloon catheter inside the large intestine when inflated. Furthermore, it includes a holder, adapted to be fixed to a patient's body from the outside, which serves for closing a large intestine wall by tightening a bioresorbable loop passing through the large intestine wall and abdominal wall. A rotary part of the plastic holder may be affixed with a protrusion serving as a block when turning to tighten the bioresorbable loop. | 12-18-2008 |
20090043271 | Drainable Ostomy Pouch Having Flexible Stiffening Strips With Plural Grooves - A drainable ostomy pouch having a first, proximal, and a second, distal, elongate, flexible stiffening strip each made of a stiff plastics material and each having a width, a length substantially greater than the width, a first major surface, and a second major surface parallel with and opposed to the first major surface. The stiffening strips extend in a direction transverse to a longitudinal direction of the ostomy pouch in the vicinity of a drainage opening of the ostomy pouch. The first major surface of each of the stiffening strips are attached to an outer surface of each of the first and second side walls of a drainage portion of the pouch. The first major surface of each of the stiffening strips are provided with at least two spaced grooves extending across the width of the stiffening strips. | 02-12-2009 |
20090112171 | Urine bag pocket - The present invention relates to clothing items such as pants or shoulder bags incorporating urine bag pockets suitable for holding a urine bag. Through the invention, incontinence sufferers are able to maintain mobility while still concealing a urine bag. | 04-30-2009 |
20090118686 | COLOSTOMY ARRANGEMENTS - A bag arrangement for a colostomy stoma, the bag arrangement comprising a bag having a stoma opening and a vent filter, the arrangement including a hood at least secured over the vent filter, the hood including an adaptor to allow gaseous withdrawal through the vent filter. | 05-07-2009 |
20090192479 | Collecting Bag Having Closure Provided with a Chamfer - The collecting bag is intended for human body wastes and has a bag member ( | 07-30-2009 |
20090209926 | UROSTOMY POUCH ADAPTER - The present invention relates generally to a urostomy pouch adapter for attaching a urostomy pouch to a night bag and more particularly, but not exclusively, to a kit comprising a plurality of pouch connectors for attachment to a variety of urostomy pouches and having a night bag connector for providing connection between the pouch connectors and the night bag. | 08-20-2009 |
20090240219 | One-piece colostomy pouch - Convexity of the abdomen, as with a parastomal hernia, can cause problems in fitting a pouch by the standard procedure of using the fingers of both hands to apply pressure over and around the adhesive wafer. The mismatch of the surfaces leads to the formation of folds and wrinkles which can cause leakage in service. | 09-24-2009 |
20100042060 | WATER-DISINTEGRABLE SHEET AND POUCH MADE OF THE SAME FOR EXCRETA-HOLDING WEAR - To provide a water-degradable sheet capable of preventing, through biodegradation, drainage apparatuses such as septic tanks from clogging and capable of achieving both water resistance and water solubility, and a pouch for an excretion receptacle including the same, there is provided a a water-degradable sheet capable of dissolving in water when dipped in water, where the water-degradable sheet contains an enzyme to decompose the water-degradable sheet thereinside and the substrate of the water-degradable sheet includes a water-degradable paper layer and a water-resistant layer. Preferably, the water-resistant layer includes a biodegradable substrate. | 02-18-2010 |
20100114044 | ADHESIVE BODY FITMENT FOR OSTOMY APPLIANE - A body fitment for an ostomy appliance comprises an adhesive wafer including a body-facing side for adhesively contacting the user's body. The adhesive wafer includes a moldable region shapable by the user, and a hole therethrough for allowing the user to manually mold a stomal aperture in the moldable region. The body fitment is provided with the inner peripheral region of the adhesive bordering the hole being pre-shaped with a non-planar configuration, e.g. bent or curled away from the body-facing side of the adhesive, prior to be being molded by the user. The pre-shaped, non-planar, configuration is supported by a release device that initially protects the body-facing side of the adhesive but which is intended to be removed prior to use of the body fitment, to enable the adhesive then to be molded by a user. | 05-06-2010 |
20100152686 | Collecting System Suitable for Collecting and Disposing of Bodily Waste Materials - The present invention relates to a collecting system with a collecting bag for collecting bodily waste materials, a discharge outlet and a disposable receptacle for receiving bodily waste materials from a discharge outlet of the collecting bag. The receptacle has an inlet and a securing means for securing it to the collecting bag. The disposable receptacle and collecting bag are movable between a collecting state where the collecting bag is arranged for collecting bodily waste materials and there is substantially no communication of bodily waste materials into the disposable receptacle, and a discharge state where bodily waste materials can be discharged into the disposable receptacle. | 06-17-2010 |
20100174254 | CLOUSURE SYSTEM FOR A DRAINBLE POUCH - 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. | 07-08-2010 |
20110028923 | DRAINABLE OSTOMY POUCH - A drainable ostomy pouch includes a collection portion and a drain chute extending from the collection portion having a discharge opening for permitting emptying of contents from the pouch. The drain chute is foldable between an open condition in which the drain chute is extended from the collection portion, and a closed condition in which the drain chute is folded towards the collection portion; and a pocket for receiving at least a portion of the drain chute when the drain chute is in its closed condition. | 02-03-2011 |
20110028924 | DRAINABLE OSTOMY POUCH - A drainable ostomy pouch includes a collection portion and a drain chute portion extending from the collection portion and having a discharge opening for permitting emptying of contents from the pouch. The drain chute is foldable between an open condition in which the drain chute portion is extended from the collection portion, and a closed condition in which the drain chute portion is folded towards the collection portion. At least one flap retains the folded drain chute portion. | 02-03-2011 |
20110125114 | Noise Dampening Film - A noise dampening film is provided, and in particular, a film having at least one quiet layer that comprises a polymer resin and from about 5 to 50 weight percent of a styrene-vinyl polyisoprene-styrene block-co-polyisopyrene block triblock polymer. The quiet layer has a tan delta of at least about 0.27 or greater at a temperature range between about 17° C. and 40° C. | 05-26-2011 |
20110190718 | Ostomy Pouch - An ostomy pouch is disclosed which comprises a proximal and a distal side wall of flexible sheet material joined together along their peripheral edges to define a cavity therebetween. The side walls are also joined in at least one location inwardly of the peripheral edges to limit the separation of the proximal and distal side walls. With this construction, the side walls also include a laterally outwardly expandable fold which is formed by at least a portion of at least one of the side walls. | 08-04-2011 |
20110196322 | SAFETY CAP FOR AN OSTOMY BAG - A safety cap assembly for sealing an ostomy bag opening comprising: an attachment means, where said attachment means secures the safety cap assembly to the ostomy bag opening; a vertical tubing, where the vertical tubing fits onto the ostomy bag opening; an absorption barrier, where said barrier lies within the inner portion of the vertical tubing; and an end cap, said end cap encloses and seals the tubing. In one exemplary embodiment, the attachment means includes a Velcro fastening strip. The absorption barrier may be made of a cotton material or other absorbent material. | 08-11-2011 |
20110282311 | WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A waste management system includes a waste transport device and a waste collection device. The waste management system may include a securement device for maintaining the position of the waste transport device following insertion. The waste transport device may include a modular medication delivery apparatus with a disposable delivery device for delivering medication to the patient following insertion of the waste transport device. | 11-17-2011 |
20110319843 | OSTOMY APPLIANCE - An ostomy receiving bag includes front and rear walls sealed along a rim of the bag and a cover sheet attached to the bag. The bag has a lateral midline located between an upper end of the bag and a bottom end of the bag, with an inlet opening nearer to the upper end than to the bottom end of the bag. The cover sheet is attached to the upper end of the bag at the rim and covers at least part of one of the walls to form a pocket and an unattached edge between the upper end of the bag and the bottom end of the bag. A collecting volume of the bag is reduced by at least 25% when the bottom end of the bag is placed under the cover sheet to a position between the lateral midline and the upper end of the bag. | 12-29-2011 |
20120022477 | DRAINABLE OSTOMY POUCH - The present invention concerns a drainable ostomy pouch comprising first proximal pouch wall and second distal pouch wall joined together along the outer periphery to form a cavity for accommodating waste material and to form an outlet portion with an outlet for draining the content of the pouch; an inlet provided in the first pouch wall for receiving waste into the pouch; a comfort layer provided at least on the distal side wall; a closure system with first and second fastener strips provided on at least one, preferably both exterior sides of the pouch walls for in cooperation to close the outlet by folding the outlet portion upon itself, wherein the second fastener strip is provided between the comfort layer and the distal side wall such that the outlet portion when folded up may be releasably secured to the comfort layer between the comfort layer and the distal side wall. | 01-26-2012 |
20120078208 | Contained ostomy appliance - The present invention is an individual pressure barrier pouch that is used in conjunction with the assembly of either a one piece or a two piece ostomy appliance or as a pressure barrier pouch that can be preassembled and integrated into the assembly of a two piece ostomy appliance. In all three embodiments, body waste material/excretions from the patient's stoma/fistula pass through the pressure barrier pouch to enter the ostomy pouch. When pressure is applied to the ostomy pouch, the excretions no longer have access to escape through the path of least resistance between the stoma and the wafer stoma clearance hole as they do with a conventional ostomy pouch. The only access to the path of least resistance with the present invention would have body excretions backing up through the pressure barrier pouch. | 03-29-2012 |
20120130329 | VALVE FOR OSTOMY POUCH - A valve that is sealable to an associated container having an interior fluid storage region is adapted to permit and stop flow of fluid from the fluid storage region. The valve includes a body sealable to the container and a stem mounted to the body having a portion in flow communication with the storage region. The stem is movable relative to the body between an open position to permit flow from the storage region through the valve, and a closed position to stop flow through the valve. The stem has a grasping region spaced from the body that is adapted rotate the stem to move the valve between the open and closed positions. The grasping region has first and second sides. One of the sides has a tactile indicator to provide indication of the position of the valve, the other side is devoid of the tactile indicator. | 05-24-2012 |
20120232504 | MULTI-LAYER FILM AND OSTOMY PRODUCT MADE THEREFROM - A multi-layer, chlorine-free film for use in an ostomy bag or pouch includes a barrier layer formed from a non-chlorine containing amorphous polyamide resin and a maleic anhydride modified olefin or an epoxy modified olefin. The barrier layer is substantially impermeable to malodor causing compounds. Tie layers are a maleic anhydride grafted resin and contact each side of the barrier layer. Inner layers contact respective tie layers. The inner layers are one of an ethylene propylene copolymer based resin, an ethylene-octene based resin and blends-thereof. Outer layers contact respective inner layers. Each outer layer is an ethylene vinyl acetate or ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer or a blend thereof, or a polypropylene-based resin and blend thereof. The film exhibits high tear strength and low noise levels. | 09-13-2012 |
20120277700 | OSTOMY DEVICE - The claimed subject matter relates to an ostomy seal applicator guide that facilitates application of the ostomy seal. The applicator can receive an absorbent material that can be employed during the seal application process to absorb moisture (e.g., waste matter seeping from the ostomy/stoma) from an ostomy, and facilitate maintaining clean, dry skin surrounding the ostomy so that the seal can be adhered to the patient's skin surrounding the ostomy area as well as properly align the seal to the ostomy area. | 11-01-2012 |
20130053802 | OSTOMY DEVICES - This document provides methods and materials related to ostomy devices. For example, ostomy bags or pouches that can be used to collect discharge from a temporary or permanent ostomy opening are provided. | 02-28-2013 |
20130253455 | EXPANDABLE OSTOMY APPLIANCE - An expandable ostomy pouch and an expandable ostomy cap include a first portion and a second portion sharing a common cavity. The first portion and the second portion are configured such that the second portion can be inverted and inserted within the first portion in a compacted state. The second portion can be manually pulled out or can be expanded due to gravity and/or due to elevated pressure within the pouch | 09-26-2013 |
20130253456 | DRAINABLE OSTOMY POUCH - A drainable ostomy pouch includes a closure system, which includes four closure members and a two-part fastening system. The closure system is arranged on a neck portion of the drainable pouch, and configured such that the pouch can be securely sealed after the neck portion is folded up three times and closed using the two-part fastening system. | 09-26-2013 |
20130274696 | Ostomy Appliance - An ostomy appliance comprising an adhesive wafer for attachment to the body, the wafer comprising a skin facing surface and a non skin-facing surface, the non skin-facing surface being provided with a backing layer, the skin facing surface of the wafer comprises a central area comprising a substantially non-absorbent protective adhesive, an intermediate area surrounding the central area, said area comprising a substantially non-absorbent soft adhesive, and an edge area surrounding the intermediate area, said edge area comprising a substantially non-absorbent protective adhesive. | 10-17-2013 |
20140221950 | SOUND ABSORBING OSTOMY POUCH - An ostomy appliance includes at least one nonwoven layer adhesively attached to at least one of the pouch walls with a sound absorbing adhesive therebetween. The sound absorbing adhesive comprises a vinyl-bond rich triblock copolymer. The ostomy appliance has improved sound absorbing properties to insulate flatus gas noise. | 08-07-2014 |
20140221951 | ASYMMETRIC MULTILAYER FILM FOR OSTOMY APPLICATION - An asymmetric multilayer film for an ostomy pouch includes a barrier layer including a first side and a second side. At least one layer is arranged on the first side of the barrier layer, and at least one layer arranged on the second side of the barrier layer, in which the combined thickness of the at least one layer arranged on the first side of the barrier layer is at least two times greater than the combined thickness of the at least one layer arranged on the second side of the barrier layer. The asymmetric multilayer film has a thickness of about 25 μm to about 50 μm. | 08-07-2014 |
20140236111 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OSTOMY CARE - Disclosed are computer-based systems and media for providing an interactive ostomy treatment guide, and methods of using the same, the guide comprising: a software module configured to receive ostomy assessment information, the assessment information comprising one or more of: condition of skin adjacent an ostomy, topographical location of any peristomal lesion, stoma type, pouching surface type, stoma devices present, and stoma complications; a software module configured to apply a treatment algorithm to the ostomy assessment information to generate an output; and a software module configured to display one or more ostomy management options based on the output. | 08-21-2014 |
20140309603 | MEDICAL BAG WITH A CLOSING ASSEMBLY - A medical device for use in collecting bodily waste material includes a main pouch ( | 10-16-2014 |
20140309604 | Closure System for an Ostomy Pouch and Related Methods - An ostomy closure is disclosed for sealing an ostomy pouch after use and removal from an ostomy mounting plate. The ostomy closure may comprise a flexible storage bag having a bag base and a bag opening and define a bag chamber. The bag base may couple to an exterior surface of the ostomy pouch. The bag opening may retract over the ostomy pouch and define a bag pouch enclosure for encapsulating the ostomy pouch within the bag chamber to prevent leakage of contents within the ostomy pouch from and through flexible storage bag upon being securely sealed at an opened end. | 10-16-2014 |
20150290024 | Reusable ostomy pouch value - An apparatus and system that is reusable for eliminating intestinal effluent gases and liquids from ostomy bags. The apparatus comprises an impermeable, hollow tube ( | 10-15-2015 |
20160058605 | BIODEGRADABLE ODOR BARRIER FILM - A biodegradable odor barrier film for ostomy, continence and bowel management applications includes a barrier layer comprising at least about 90% wt. polyglycolic acid. The biodegradable odor barrier film provides excellent mechanical and odor barrier properties desired in ostomy, continence and bowel management applications. | 03-03-2016 |