OSTOMY APPLIANCE

• US 20030004477A1
• Filed: 06/22/1998
• Published: 01/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/1996
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Coloplast A/S
• Original Assignee: Coloplast A/S
• Inventors: CIOK, DANUTA, SLETTEN, CARSTEN, NIELSEN, ANDERS CHRISTIAN, OLSEN, ESKIL HOEJLAND, GOTHJAELPSEN, LAILA BUSK, NIELSEN, INGER MANN
• Granted Patent: US 6,764,474 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/336
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/443 having adhesive seals for securing to the body, e.g. of hydrocolloid type, e.g. gels, starches, karaya gums adhesives or sealing pads therefor A61L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/448 Means for attaching bag to seal ring

Abstract

The invention relates to an ostomy appliance comprising a body side member comprising an adhesive wafer or pad for securing the appliance to the user'"'"'s skin, said wafer or pad having a hole for receiving a stoma, and an optionally separately exchangeable receiving member or bag secured to the body side ostomy member for receiving secretions from the ostomy, said ostomy appliance further comprising a separate sealing member disposed in the hole of the wafer or pad surrounding the stoma, said sealing member being of a hypo-allergenic adhesive and being in the form of a mouldable mass or a ring.

Claims

1. An ostomy appliance comprising a body side member comprising an adhesive wafer or pad for securing the appliance to the user'"'"'s skin, said wafer or pad having a hole for receiving a stoma, and an optionally separately exchangeable receiving member or bag secured to the body side ostomy member for receiving secretions from the ostomy said ostomy appliance further comprising a separate sealing member disposed in the hole of the wafer or pad surrounding the stoma, said sealing member being of a hypoallergenic adhesive, said sealing member being in the form of a mouldable mass or a ring.

2. An ostomy appliance as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the sealing member is in the form of a mouldable mass or ring of a hypo-allergenic, substantially non-memory putty-like adhesive.

3. An ostomy appliance as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the sealing member is in the form of a mouldable mass or ring having a weak elasticity.

4. An ostomy appliance as claimed in any of claims 1-3, characterised in that the sealing member has a flange stretching from the outer rim thereof.

5. An ostomy appliance as claimed in any of claims 1-4 wherein the separate sealing member disposed in the hole of the wafer or pad surrounding the stoma shows overall plastic properties, wherein at least the area covering the separate sealing member is provided with a guide for adaptation of the hole of an ostomy appliance to the size of an ostomy.

6. An ostomy appliance as claimed in claim 5, characterised in that the guide is visible from the side of a release liner facing the sealing member.

7. An ostomy sealing member in the form of a mouldable mass or ring which shows a sufficient adhesiveness to adhere to the skin and seal around an ostomy an d between the ostomy and an ostomy appliance adapted to receive secretions from the ostomy and which shows a sufficient cohesion to be removed in one piece, independently of removal of the ostomy appliance, without leaving remaining adhesive on the skin or the ostomy appliance.

8. Use of a mouldable mass or ring of a hypo-allergenic, substantially non-memory putty-like adhesive as a separate sealing member to be disposed in a hole of a wafer or pad of a body side member of an ostomy appliance for securing the ostomy appliance to the user'"'"'s skin, said hole receiving a stoma, and said appliance optionally comprising a separately exchangeable receiving member or bag secured to the body side ostomy member for receiving secretions from the ostomy.

9. Use of a flexible and compliant hypo-allergenic adhesive as a separate sealing member to be disposed in a hole of a wafer or pad of a body side member of an ostomy appliance for securing the ostomy appliance to the user'"'"'s skin, said hole receiving a stoma, and said appliance optionally comprising a separately exchangeable receiving member or bag secured to the body side ostomy member for receiving secretions from the ostomy.

10. A method of applying an ostomy appliance body side member comprising an adhesive wafer or pad for securing the appliance to the user'"'"'s skin, said wafer or pad having a hole for receiving a stoma and a sealing member for sealing around the stoma disposed in said hole, said sealing member having a hole for receiving the stoma, wherein the hole of the sealing member is enlarged by everting the inner rim of the hole towards or away from the stoma or by displacing the inner rim radially outwardly adapting of the size of the hole of the sealing member to the size of the ostomy, aligning the stoma and the hole of the sealing member for accommodating the stoma and placing the sealing member and the body side member on the abdomen of the ostomate with the stoma projecting into the hole and moulding the sealing member to seal around the stoma.