Ostomy appliance
First Claim
1. An appliance for receiving drainage and discharge from an opening in the body of a patient, comprising:
- attachment means having two opposite faces and an aperture therethrough adapted to register with said opening and having adhesive means on one face thereof adapted to secure said attachment means to the body of the patient surrounding said opening, said attachment means being provided on the opposite face thereof with means for securing a cap member in sealing relationship thereto over said aperture;
a cap member comprising a generally concave body member of semi-rigid material, said body member containing absorbent material for absorbing drainage and discharge from said opening and being provided with means engaging said attachment means for securing said cap member to said attachment means;
and an absorber member adapted to be inserted into said opening through said aperture in said attachment means, said absorber member comprising a generally tubular absorption and storage member having inner and outer walls of fluid pervious material, said inner and outer walls being separated by absorbent material, and a flange at one end of said tubular member to retain said absorber member in position in said opening on securing said cap member to said attachment means.
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Abstract
An ostomy appliance comprises an attachment portion having an aperture therethrough adapted to register with an opening in the body of a patient and having adhesive on one face thereof adapted to secure the attachment portion to the body of the patient surrounding the opening, the attachment portion being provided on the opposite face thereof with structure for securing a cap member in sealing relationship thereto over the aperture; and a cap member comprising a generally concave body member of rigid or semi-rigid material, the body member containing absorbent material for absorbing drainage and/or discharge from the opening and being provided with structure engaging the attachment portion for securing said cap member to said attachment means. The appliance may further include an absorber member adapted to be inserted into the opening through the aperture in the attachment portion, the absorber member comprising a generally tubular absorption and storage member having inner and outer walls of fluid pervious material, the inner and outer walls being separated by absorbent material, and a flange at one end of the tubular member to retain the absorber member in position in the opening on securing the cap member to the attachment portion.
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15 Claims
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1. An appliance for receiving drainage and discharge from an opening in the body of a patient, comprising:
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attachment means having two opposite faces and an aperture therethrough adapted to register with said opening and having adhesive means on one face thereof adapted to secure said attachment means to the body of the patient surrounding said opening, said attachment means being provided on the opposite face thereof with means for securing a cap member in sealing relationship thereto over said aperture; a cap member comprising a generally concave body member of semi-rigid material, said body member containing absorbent material for absorbing drainage and discharge from said opening and being provided with means engaging said attachment means for securing said cap member to said attachment means; and an absorber member adapted to be inserted into said opening through said aperture in said attachment means, said absorber member comprising a generally tubular absorption and storage member having inner and outer walls of fluid pervious material, said inner and outer walls being separated by absorbent material, and a flange at one end of said tubular member to retain said absorber member in position in said opening on securing said cap member to said attachment means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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