OSTOMY BARRIER SEAL

• US 20120165767A1
• Filed: 12/24/2011
• Published: 06/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seal-X Tech LLC
• Original Assignee: Benson Turtleneck Barrier LLC
• Inventors: Abrams, Gilbert L.
• Granted Patent: US 8,449,513 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/342
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/445 Colostomy, ileostomy or urethrostomy devices A61F5/441, A61F5/442, A61F5/443 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/449 Body securing means, e.g. belts, garments

Abstract

An ostomy barrier seal comprising an open-ended conical base 1; and a flange portion 2 extending radially from the base; wherein the conical base 1 has a top opening 3 and a bottom opening 5 for receiving a stoma of a user and the top opening diameter 9 is smaller than the bottom opening diameter 11; such that the stoma of the user fits through the bottom opening and the top opening expands to snuggly fit around and seal along the stoma wall; a related ostomy appliance incorporating the barrier seal; and a related method using the barrier seal to reduce the incidence of waste leakage in an ostomy patients.

Claims

1. An ostomy barrier seal comprising:

an open-ended conical base 1; and

a flange portion 2 extending radially from said base.

2. The barrier seal according to claim 1, wherein said conical base 1 has a top opening 3 and a bottom opening 5 for receiving a stoma of a user, wherein the top opening diameter 9 is smaller than the bottom opening diameter 11;

such that the stoma of the user fits through said bottom opening and said top opening expands to snuggly fit around and seals along the stoma wall.

3. The barrier seal according to claim 1, wherein said conical base 3 and flange portion 2 comprise a thermoplastic elastomer.

4. The barrier seal according to claim 3, wherein said thermoplastic elastomer is a styrene block copolymer.

5. The barrier seal according to claim 3, wherein said thermoplastic elastomer is a styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer.

6. The barrier seal according to claim 2, wherein said top opening diameter 9 has a diameter between 20 to 80% of said bottom opening diameter 11.

7. The barrier seal according to claim 2, wherein said bottom opening diameter 11 has a range between ¼

″

to 3″

.

8. The barrier seal according to claim 2, wherein conical base 1 has a height that is dependent on the diameter of said top opening diameter, such that the smaller said top opening diameter the higher said conical base.

9. The barrier seal according to claim 2, wherein conical base 1 has a height that is dependent on the diameter of said top opening diameter, such that the larger said top opening diameter the shorter said conical base.

10. The barrier seal according to claim 1, wherein the angle between said conical base and said flange is between 20 to 40 degrees.

11. The barrier seal according to claim 1, wherein said flange portion 2 further comprises a locking mechanism 8 on the underside surface.

12. The barrier seal according to claim 10, wherein said locking mechanism 8 attaches to an ostomy barrier.

13. The barrier seal according to claim 1, further comprising at least one bellow 12 between said base 7 and said flange portion 2.

14. The barrier seal according to claim 1, wherein the underside of said flange has an adhesive surface 4.

15. The barrier seal according to claim 14, wherein said adhesive surface 4 attaches to the users skin.

16. The barrier seal according to claim 14, wherein said adhesive surface 4 attaches to an ostomy barrier.

17. The barrier seal according to claim 14, wherein said adhesive surface 4 attaches to an ostomy pouching device.

18. An ostomy barrier seal comprising:

an open-ended base 1 having a top edge 6 which forms a top opening 3 and a bottom edge 7 which forms a bottom opening 5 for receiving a stoma of a user, wherein the bottom opening diameter is smaller than the top opening diameter;

at least one bellow portion 12 extending radially from said bottom edge; and

a flange portion extending radially from said bellow;

such that the stoma of the user fits through said top opening and said bottom opening wherein said bottom opening snuggly fits around and seals along the stoma wall.

19. The ostomy barrier according to claim 18, wherein the seal is made of a thermoplastic elastomer.

20. An ostomy appliance comprised of:

a barrier seal including an open-ended base 1 having a first opening 21 and a second opening 22 at opposite ends of the base for receiving the stoma of a user, wherein said first opening and said second opening are different diameters;

a flange portion 2 extending radially from said second opening; and

a barrier.

21. The ostomy appliance according to claim 20, wherein the first opening diameter is smaller than the second opening diameter, such that the stoma of the user fits through said second opening;

and said first opening expands to snuggly fit around and seal along the stoma wall.

22. The ostomy appliance according to claim 20, wherein said second opening diameter is smaller than said first opening diameter, such that the stoma of the user fits through said first opening and said second opening expands and constricts to snuggly fit around and seal along the stoma wall.

23. The ostomy appliance according to claim 20, further comprising an ostomy pouch;

wherein said ostomy pouch is attached to said barrier.

24. A method to reduce the incidence of waste leakage in an ostomy patient comprising the steps of:

providing an ostomy barrier seal comprising an open-ended conical base and a flange portion extending radially from said base;

attaching said barrier seal to a barrier;

applying said barrier over the stoma of a patient such that said barrier seal fits snuggly over the stoma and without glue or adhesive forms a fluid tight seal along the stoma wall; and

attaching an ostomy pouch to said barrier;

wherein said barrier seal reduces and prevents waste leakage.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein said conical base of the barrier seal has a top opening and a bottom opening, wherein the top opening diameter is smaller than the bottom opening diameter;

such that the stoma of the user fits through said bottom opening and said top opening expands to snuggly fit around and seal along the stoma wall.

26. The method according to claim 24, wherein said conical base of the barrier seal has a top opening and a bottom opening for receiving a stoma of a user, wherein the bottom opening diameter is smaller than the top opening diameter.

27. The method according to claim 26, wherein said barrier seal further comprises at least one bellows portion between said bottom opening and said flange portion;

such that the stoma of the user fits through said top opening and said bottom opening expands and constricts to snuggly fit around and seal along the stoma wall.

28. The method according to claim 24, wherein said barrier seal is made of a thermoplastic elastomer capable of stretching.