Ostomy pouch appliance
First Claim
1. An ostomy coupling assembly for fastening an adhesive wafer to an ostomy pouch, the ostomy pouch having an entrance aperture, and the adhesive wafer including a body-facing side for contacting a user'"'"'s skin, a non-body-facing side opposite the body-facing side, and an adaptable region adaptable to fit around a stoma, the ostomy coupling assembly comprising:
- a) a captive connection made of a single piece of material between the adhesive wafer and the ostomy pouch that permits relative displacement between substantially the entire adhesive wafer and the entrance aperture, the captive connection comprising;
i) a limited motion connection guiding said relative displacement along a limited motion path or locus, between an operative position in which the adhesive wafer is superposed around the entrance aperture of the ostomy pouch, and an access position providing access to the adaptable region from the non-body-facing side;
ii) a first attachment portion configured to be attached permanently to the ostomy pouch; and
iii) a second attachment portion configured to be attached permanently to the adhesive wafer; and
b) a fixation coupling for fixing the adhesive wafer and the ostomy pouch together when in the operative position.
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Abstract
A coupling assembly for fastening an adhesive wafer to an ostomy appliance device, the coupling assembly including a captive connection between the adhesive wafer and ostomy appliance that permits captive relative displacement between the entire adhesive wafer and the entrance aperture of the appliance, to facilitate access to the wafer from the non-body-contacting side. The coupling assembly further comprises a fixation coupling for fixing the adhesive wafer in the operative position.
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21 Claims
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1. An ostomy coupling assembly for fastening an adhesive wafer to an ostomy pouch, the ostomy pouch having an entrance aperture, and the adhesive wafer including a body-facing side for contacting a user'"'"'s skin, a non-body-facing side opposite the body-facing side, and an adaptable region adaptable to fit around a stoma, the ostomy coupling assembly comprising:
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a) a captive connection made of a single piece of material between the adhesive wafer and the ostomy pouch that permits relative displacement between substantially the entire adhesive wafer and the entrance aperture, the captive connection comprising; i) a limited motion connection guiding said relative displacement along a limited motion path or locus, between an operative position in which the adhesive wafer is superposed around the entrance aperture of the ostomy pouch, and an access position providing access to the adaptable region from the non-body-facing side; ii) a first attachment portion configured to be attached permanently to the ostomy pouch; and iii) a second attachment portion configured to be attached permanently to the adhesive wafer; and b) a fixation coupling for fixing the adhesive wafer and the ostomy pouch together when in the operative position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An ostomy appliance comprising:
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an ostomy pouch having an entrance aperture for communicating with a stoma; an adhesive wafer for mounting on the body around a stoma, the adhesive wafer including a body-facing side for contacting a user'"'"'s skin, a non-body-facing side opposite the body-facing side, and an adaptable region adaptable to fit around the stoma; and a coupling assembly configured to couple the adhesive wafer to the appliance device, the coupling assembly comprising; a) a captive connection made of a single piece of material between the adhesive wafer and the ostomy pouch that permits relative displacement between substantially the entire adhesive wafer and the entrance aperture, the captive connection comprising; i) a limited motion connection guiding said relative displacement along a limited motion path or locus, between an operative position in which the adhesive wafer is superposed around the entrance aperture of the ostomy pouch, on the non-body-facing side, and an access position providing access to the adaptable region from the non-body-facing side, ii) a first attachment portion configured to be attached permanently to the ostomy pouch; and iii) a second attachment portion configured to be attached permanently to the adhesive wafer; and b) a fixation coupling for fixing the adhesive wafer and the ostomy pouch together when in the operative position. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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(a) providing an ostomy appliance that comprises; an appliance device having an entrance aperture for communicating with a stoma; an adhesive wafer for mounting on the body around the stoma, the adhesive wafer including a body-facing side for contacting a user'"'"'s skin, a non-body-facing side opposite the body-facing side, and an adaptable region adaptable to fit around a stoma; and a coupling assembly configured to couple the adhesive wafer to the appliance device, the coupling assembly comprising; a captive connection made of a single piece of material between the adhesive wafer and the ostomy pouch that permits relative displacement between substantially the entire adhesive wafer and the entrance aperture, the captive connection comprising; i) a limited motion connection guiding said relative displacement along a limited motion path or locus, between an operative position in which the adhesive wafer is superposed around the entrance aperture of the ostomy pouch, and an access position providing access to the adaptable region from the non-body-facing side, ii) a first attachment portion configured to be attached permanently to the ostomy pouch; and iii) a second attachment portion configured to be attached permanently to the adhesive wafer; and a fixation coupling for fixing the adhesive wafer and the ostomy pouch together when in the operative position; wherein the method further comprises; (b) while the adhesive wafer is in said access position with respect to the entrance aperture, accessing at least the non-body-facing side of the adhesive wafer to adapt the adaptable region of the adhesive wafer to suit a stoma; (c) moving the adhesive wafer to the operative position with respect to the entrance aperture; and (d) securing the adhesive wafer in the operative position by the means of the fixation coupling. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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