STOMA CLOSURE
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1. A stoma closure comprising a conformable portion for conforming to an individual'"'"'s stoma, the conformable portion comprising:
- a. a flexible chamber; and
b. a plurality of particles contained in the chamber.
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Abstract
A stoma closure that includes a conformable portion for conforming to an individual'"'"'s stoma. The conformable portion includes a sack containing particles. The conformable portion may include a gel that may be loose or be at least partly contained in a sack. The conformable portion may include foam. The conformable portion may be configured to permit venting of flatus, while obstructing the passage of liquid/solid stool.
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1. A stoma closure comprising a conformable portion for conforming to an individual'"'"'s stoma, the conformable portion comprising:
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a. a flexible chamber; and b. a plurality of particles contained in the chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A stoma closure comprising a conformable portion for conforming to an individual'"'"'s stoma, the conformable portion comprising foam selected from:
- visco-elastic foam, elastically deformable foam, and plastically-deformable foam.
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- 22. A stoma closure comprising a conformable portion for conforming to an individual'"'"'s stoma, the conformable portion comprising a gel.
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