Ostomy appliance guard

• US 10,258,495 B2
• Filed: 07/11/2012
• Issued: 04/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Donna E. Luce
• Original Assignee: Donna E. Luce
• Inventors: Luce, Donna E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Zalukaeva, Tatyana
• Assistant Examiner(s): Townsend, Guy K
• Application Number:
  US14/131,270
• Publication Number:
  US 20140148771A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,470 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/445 Colostomy, ileostomy or urethrostomy devices A61F5/441, A61F5/442, A61F5/443 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/448 Means for attaching bag to seal ring
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/449 Body securing means, e.g. belts, garments

Abstract

An guard system that aids ostomy pouching systems in preventing the leakage of waste material, guards the user'"'"'s stoma from blunt force trauma, aids in stabilizing the peristomal region, and helps the user'"'"'s stoma to protrude is disclosed. The guard system comprises a substantially rigid body having an annular base ring and a cupped area extending generally outwardly from the annular base ring. The cupped area has a top portion and a bottom portion, and the bottom portion and the annular base ring together define an opening dimensioned to permit a waste collection bag employed by the user to be inserted therethrough during use. The guard further may comprise a connecting means to attach to a belt. The guard system may further comprise an adapter that allows the guard to be used in conjunction with a variety of faceplate flange sizes of user'"'"'s ostomy appliance and provides other beneficial functions.

Claims

1. A guard system for use with an ostomy appliance having a faceplate and a waste-collection bag for receiving waste from a user'"'"'s stoma, said guard system comprising a guard adapted to protect the stoma and the adhesion of an ostomy appliance faceplate, said guard comprising:

a substantially rigid domed body, integral to which is an annular base ring having an inner circumference and an outer circumference, said annular base ring having a bottom portion and a top portion joined to the domed body;

a rear aperture defined by the inner circumference of the annular base ring;

a front aperture defined between the bottom portion of the annular base ring and the domed body for accommodating a waste-collection bag extending into the rear aperture and out through the front aperture to hang over the bottom portion of said annular base ring;

the annular base ring applies pressure around the entire circumference of a taped portion of the faceplate for reducing loss of adhesion during use; and

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the domed body further comprising a securing strap and positioning said securing strap to cause, when said securing strap is wrapped around a user to hold the guard system against a user'"'"'s body, the guard system to apply even pressure around the circumference of the annular base ring against the taped portion of the faceplate.

2. The guard system of claim 1, wherein said guard'"'"'s domed body has an inner surface and an outer surface, and wherein the inner surface contacts the waste-collection bag when the waste-collection bag is inserted through said rear and front apertures.

3. The guard of claim 1, wherein said securing strap is a belt.

4. The guard system of claim 1, wherein an inner circumference of the domed body aligns with said inner circumference of said annular base ring, and annular base ring extends partially beyond an outer circumference of said domed body.

5. The guard system of claim 1, wherein an outer circumference of the domed body aligns with the outer circumference of the annular base ring and the annular base ring extends inwardly beyond an inner circumference of the domed body wherein it joins the annular base ring.

6. The guard system of claim 1, wherein said annular base ring has a predetermined width sufficient to mitigate discomfort to said user and further comprises an edging secured to said outer circumference.

7. The guard system of claim 1, wherein said top portion of said annular base ring is pressed against and trapping an upper portion of the waste-collection bag, and bottom portion of said annular base ring is pressed directly against the faceplate of said ostomy appliance.

8. The guard system of claim 1, further comprising an adjustable belt so that, when the adjustable belt is placed around the user during use of the guard system, said annular base ring of the guard is pressed against the faceplate of the user'"'"'s ostomy appliance and an upper portion of said waste-collection bag is tucked into the domed body.

9. The guard system of claim 1, further comprising an adapter for placement between the annular ring of the guard and the faceplate of the user'"'"'s ostomy appliance;

said adapter comprising an integral sloping section on a support wall defining a centrally located adapter aperture and a guard-receiving channel for receiving said guard'"'"'s annular base ring, the centrally located aperture configured to completely encircle an external surface of a flange of the waste-collection bag.

10. The guard system of claim 9, wherein, said centrally located adapter aperture has a diameter greater than that of the flange, enabling said guard to maintain its position encircling the flange of the waste collection bag.

11. The guard system of claim 9, wherein said adapter further comprises protrusions extending from said guard-receiving channel for contacting the faceplate of the user'"'"'s ostomy appliance.

12. The guard system of claim 9, wherein said sloping section on said support wall has a slope sufficient to form a temporary reservoir to indirectly retain escaping effluent underneath the faceplate, and effluent is sealed under the faceplate by pressure applied to the outer taped portion of the faceplate by said guard system'"'"'s guard receiving channel located on an outer circumference of said adapter, allowing a user time to change the ostomy appliance before experiencing a sudden loss of output.

13. A method of protecting a stoma and the adhesion of an ostomy appliance faceplate using an ostomy guard, comprising:

guiding a waste-collection bag of an ostomy appliance, in through a rear aperture of said ostomy guard then out through a front aperture of said ostomy guard;

lifting said ostomy guard until a domed body surrounds an upper portion of the waste-collection bag, including one or more flanges or weld connections of said ostomy appliance, and in the process trapping a portion of said waste-collection bag between an annular base ring and a taped portion of said ostomy appliance faceplate; and

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applying pressure derived from either a securing strap and/or one or more form fitted articles of clothing to said ostomy guard'"'"'s domed body, thereby transmitting an even application of pressure by the annular base ring against the taped portion of the faceplate.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising using an ostomy appliance adapter by snapping the annular base ring of the ostomy guard into an adapter'"'"'s guard receiving channel in a mechanical interlock and applying pressure derived from either a securing strap and/or form fitted articles of clothing to said ostomy guard'"'"'s domed body for an even application of pressure by the annular base ring with said attached adapter against the taped portion of the ostomy appliance faceplate.

15. A guard system for use with an ostomy appliance having a faceplate and a waste-collection bag for receiving waste from a user'"'"'s stoma, said guard system comprising a guard adapted to protect said user'"'"'s stoma and the adhesion of an ostomy appliance faceplate, said guard comprising:

a substantially rigid domed body and an integral annular base ring having an inner circumference and an outer circumference, said annular base ring having a bottom portion and a top portion joined to the domed body;

a rear aperture defined by the inner circumference of the annular base ring; and

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an adapter comprising an integral support wall having a faceplate side and a waste-collection bag side, and further defining a centrally located aperture, wherein said guard'"'"'s annular base ring is received into said guard'"'"'s receiving channel; and

said centrally located aperture configured to completely encircle an external surface of an ostomy appliance waste-collection bag flange or weld connection and, the annular base ring applies pressure around the entire circumference of a taped portion of the faceplate for reducing loss of adhesion during use.

16. The guard system of claim 15 wherein said domed body is adapted with one or more depressions to help retain a security strap.

17. The guard system of claim 15, wherein said domed body further comprises a securing strap and positioning said securing strap to cause, when the securing strap is wrapped around a user to hold the guard system against an user'"'"'s body, the guard system to apply even pressure around the circumference of the annular base ring against to the taped portion of the faceplate.

18. The guard system of claim 15, wherein the adapter comprises a sloping section on said support wall and a guard-receiving channel located on the outer circumference of said sloping section on said support wall defining an outer edge of said adapter, and a lip extending from an edge of said guard-receiving channel, and wherein said guard'"'"'s annular base ring is received into said guard'"'"'s receiving channel in a mechanical interlock.

19. The guard system of claim 15, wherein the domed body has two axes of symmetry and does not have a front aperture.

20. The guard system of claim 15, wherein one or more additional sealing layers are coextensive with the outer circumference of the adapter.