DEVICE FOR CLEANING A STOMA IN A HUMAN OR ANIMAL BODY

• US 20170246025A1
• Filed: 09/30/2015
• Published: 08/31/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Stomydo B.V.
• Original Assignee: Stomydo B.V.
• Inventors: COX, Peter Jacobus Marie
• Granted Patent: US 10,779,986 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/80 Implements for cleaning or washing the skin of surgeons or patients
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/442 having irrigation ports or means irrigators A61M3/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/445 Colostomy, ileostomy or urethrostomy devices A61F5/441, A61F5/442, A61F5/443 take precedence

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for cleaning a stoma in a human or animal body. The object of the invention is to provide a device as described in the introduction which completely abuts the skin'"'"'s surface, irrespective of the location of the stoma on the body and irrespective of the person'"'"'s or animal'"'"'s build. In order to achieve that object, the device is according to the invention characterised in that the circular contact edge of the container is provided with a circular flexible collar comprising at least a first circumferential edge and a second circumferential edge, which first circumferential edge and second circumferential edge enclose an air chamber when placed on the body.

Claims

1. A device for cleaning a stoma in a human or animal body, comprising a container provided with a circular contact edge configured to be placed on the part of the body where the stoma is located, as well as an inlet opening for connection to a water source and an outlet opening for connection to a water drain, wherein the circular contact edge of the container is provided with a circular flexible collar comprising at least a first circumferential edge and a second circumferential edge, which first circumferential edge and second circumferential edge enclose an air chamber when placed on the body.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein, the first circumferential edge abuts the body substantially at right angles when placed on the skin'"'"'s surface.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the second circumferential edge is configured as a folded-over flanged edge, which abuts the skin'"'"'s surface when placed on the body.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first circumferential edge surrounds the second circumferential edge.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the second circumferential edge surrounds the first circumferential edge.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the inlet opening has an outflow surface provided with several openings.

7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the several openings are arranged in a concentric ring along the outer circumference of the outflow surface.

8. A device for cleaning a stoma in a human or animal body, comprising a container provided with a circular contact edge configured to be placed on the part of the body where the stoma is located, as well as an inlet opening for connection to a water source and an outlet opening for connection to a water drain, wherein the inlet opening has an outflow surface provided with several openings, which openings are substantially provided along the outer circumference.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein the openings are arranged in a concentric ring.

10. The device according to claim 8, wherein the outlet openings take up surface area in the order of 30%-50% of the total surface area of the outflow surface.

11. The device according to claim 8, wherein the outflow surface is convex in shape.