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Absorbent pad for an ostomy appliance

  • US 5,013,307 A
  • Filed: 08/02/1989
  • Issued: 05/07/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An absorbent pad for use with an ostomy appliance of the type having an enclosed bag portion and an adhesive flange which are connected together around an aperture adapted for receiving a stoma, to absorb fluid leakage from around the flange of said ostomy appliance comprising:

  • a flexible laminate formed with an inner layer of material permeable to and capable of absorbing fluid disposed on one side to face toward the patient'"'"'s skin and an outer layer of material impermeable to fluid disposed to cover said inner layer and to face away from the patient'"'"'s skin, said layers being sealed together;

    a releasable adhesive layer provided on the peripheral border of said pad on the one side to face toward the patient'"'"'s skin and encircling the absorbent surface area of said laminate, said adhesive layer being effective to seal to the patient'"'"'s skin around the fluid-absorbing inner layer of the laminate and to prevent, in cooperation with said impermeable outer layer of said laminate, fluid from being released; and

    an opening formed through said laminate substantially in the center of said absorbent surface area being adapted for fitting securely around the connection between the ostomy appliance bag and flange, enabling the peripheral edge of the ostomy appliance flange to terminate in a region that is surrounded by said absorbent surface area.

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