Reusable ostomy pouch value

• US 20150290024A1
• Filed: 04/14/2014
• Published: 10/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Achilles Nassopoulos
• Original Assignee: Achilles Nassopoulos
• Inventors: Nassopoulos, Achilles
• Application Number:
  US13/999,975
• Publication Number:
  US 20150290024A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2005/4415 venting by manual operation
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/4405 Valves or valve arrangements specially adapted therefor A61F5/441 takes precedence; Fluid inlets or outlets A61F5/4407 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/441 having venting or deodorant means, e.g. filters ; having antiseptic means, e.g. bacterial barriers
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/445 Colostomy, ileostomy or urethrostomy devices A61F5/441, A61F5/442, A61F5/443 take precedence

Abstract

An apparatus and system that is reusable for eliminating intestinal effluent gases and liquids from ostomy bags. The apparatus comprises an impermeable, hollow tube (1) with open extremities that is pushed half way through an orifice punctured on the upper top (10) section of an ostomy bag wall when used as a vent (5) or at the lower bottom (13) section of an ostomy bag wall when installed as a drain (6), an o-ring (21) having the hollow tube (1) section located in the interior of the inner impermeable bag wall (4) passing there through, an identical o-ring (2) having the hollow tube (1) section located at the exterior (15) outer protective bag wall (20), passing there through. The two o-rings (2) and (21) are dimensioned to fit and hold by friction or other methods around the outer circumference of the hollow tube (1), wherein the two o-rings (2) and (21) are secured face to face to adjacent regions of the interior (16) and exterior (15) protective outer bag wall (20) if existent and inner impermeable bag wall (4). A stopper 3) dimensioned to fit inside the section of the hollow tube(1) located at the exterior (15) of the bag walls (4) and (20) is inserted or removed to control the evacuation of the intestinal effluent gases and liquids.

Claims

1. An ostomy appliance for evacuating ostomy gases or liquids from an ostomy bag comprising:

a drain valve secured in an opening created on the ostomy bag walls consisting of an outer protective ostomy bag wall if existent and an inner impermeable ostomy bag wall, said valve comprising a hollow tube that is pushed half way through said walls via said opening into the interior of said ostomy bag, an o-ring having said tube located inside of said interior impermeable ostomy bag wall passing there through, an o-ring identical to said o-ring having said tube located at the exterior of said walls passing there through, and a stopper dimensioned to fit in said tube located at the exterior of said ostomy bag walls to insert or remove from said tube to control gas or liquid release.

2. The ostomy appliance of claim 1 wherein said two identical o-rings have the same inner diameter as the outer diameter of said tube, plus or minus 1/32 of an inch

3. The ostomy appliance of claim 1 wherein both open extremities of the exterior surface of said tube are tapered.

4. The ostomy appliance of claim 1 wherein said o-ring at the interior of said bag walls and said o-ring at the exterior of said bag walls are secured face-to face to adjacent regions of the interior and exterior said bag walls.

5. The ostomy appliance of claim 1 wherein said valve is recyclable because it is reusable from one pouch to the next without damage.

6. The ostomy appliance of claim 1 wherein said valve is installed at the upper top region of said ostomy bag when used as a vent.

7. The ostomy appliance of claim 1 wherein said valve is installed at the lower bottom region of said ostomy bag when used as a drain.

8. The ostomy appliance of claim 1 wherein the items of said appliance are made from rigid or flexible material.

9. The ostomy appliance of claim 1 wherein the items of said appliance are made from impermeable material.

10. The ostomy appliance of claim 1 wherein the invention is for holding a hollow tube between ostomy bag walls by two rings with a stopper on the exhaust end of the tube outside the ostomy bag. All the apparatus used being reusable and recyclable. The claim holds regardless of the method used to secure the said valve in place because said o-ring inside said bag and said o-ring outside said bag remain in position by friction but can also stay in position by other methods and mechanisms such as the use of a hollow threaded tube and bolts, or the use of male and female mechanically connecting rings.