Closure appliance for use in connection with surgical ostomy
First Claim
1. A closure appliance for use in cases involving surgical ostomy which comprisesa body formed by an upper member adapted to be disposed on the outside of the stoma and a lower member adapted to extend inside the stoma, said upper and lower members being securely joined together by an intermediate area of reduced cross section forming a flexible, elastic joint which allows relative angular movement between said members in a rotula manner,a first magnetic element incorporated in the wall of said lower member, in such a manner as to be capable of interacting with a second magnetic element surrounding the stoma so as to cause the lower member wall to form a seal with the stoma wall, andat least one passageway extending through said body and providing communication between the upper member and the bottom of the lower member, said upper member containing a cavity which communicates with the interior of the stoma through said passageway extending through the lower member of the appliance.
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Abstract
A closure appliance for use in surgical ostomy comprising an upper member and a lower member. The upper member contains a cavity for receiving a closure. The closure is provided with filtration and absorbent materials. The lower member contains a plurality of tubular passageways which communicate with the cavity in the upper portion. Magnetic members surround the tubular passageways for magnetically securing the device to a magnetized annulus which has been implanted in the surrounding skin of the stoma. The closure appliance is utilized to tightly fit within the stoma and to selectively permit the evacuation of fluids from the interior of the stoma.
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17 Claims
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1. A closure appliance for use in cases involving surgical ostomy which comprises
a body formed by an upper member adapted to be disposed on the outside of the stoma and a lower member adapted to extend inside the stoma, said upper and lower members being securely joined together by an intermediate area of reduced cross section forming a flexible, elastic joint which allows relative angular movement between said members in a rotula manner, a first magnetic element incorporated in the wall of said lower member, in such a manner as to be capable of interacting with a second magnetic element surrounding the stoma so as to cause the lower member wall to form a seal with the stoma wall, and at least one passageway extending through said body and providing communication between the upper member and the bottom of the lower member, said upper member containing a cavity which communicates with the interior of the stoma through said passageway extending through the lower member of the appliance.
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17. A closure appliance for use in cases involving surgical ostomy which comprises
a magnetic ring adapted to be implanted in a patient in the surrounding skin of a stoma, a body formed by an upper member adapted to be disposed on the outside of the stoma and a lower member adapted to extend inside the stoma, said upper and lower members being securely joined together by an intermediate area of reduced cross section forming a flexible, elastic joint which allows relative angular movement between said two members in a rotula manner, a magnetic element incorporated in the wall of said lower member, which interacts with said magnetic ring to cause a seal to form between the stoma and the lower member wall and at least one passageway extending through said body and providing communication between the upper member and the bottom of the lower member, said upper member containing a cavity which communicates with the interior of the stoma through said passageway extending through the lower member of the appliance, whereby the lower member of the body is tightly secured within the stoma to selectively permit the evacuation of fluids from the interior of the stoma.
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