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Ostomy appliance with suction securing chamber

  • US 4,596,566 A
  • Filed: 10/08/1985
  • Issued: 06/24/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An ostomy appliance comprising:

  • a faceplate having an inner surface, an opposite outer surface, an opening engaging said inner surface and registrable with the stoma of a user, said inner surface including an indented surface spaced from the body of a user when said inner surface is adjacent the body, and inner surface portions encircling said indented surface and generally flush with the body when said inner surface is adjacent the body,a suction chamber defined at least in part by said indented surface and said inner surface portions,a valve means through said upper surface, penetrating said indented surface, and into said suction chamber, andsaid faceplate adjacent said indented surface being formed of a flexible material such that when air is withdrawn from said suction chamber through said valve means a vacuum is created therein causing suction adhesion of said faceplate to the user'"'"'s adjacent body and over the stoma.

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