Ostomy appliance with floating belt-attachment ring
First Claim
1. An ostomy appliance comprising a collection pouch formed of thermoplastic film having a wall provided with a stoma opening;
- a flexible faceplate having pouchside and bodyside surfaces and being provided with pressure-sensitive adhesive means along said bodyside surface for adhesive attachment of said appliance to a wearer;
said faceplate having an opening aligned with said pouch opening and being secured to said pouch wall about said pouch opening; and
belt-attachment means interposed between said faceplate and pouch and comprising (a) a thin, highly-flexible annular web having an opening defined by an inner edge portion and (b) a relatively stiff belt-attachment ring joined to an outer edge portion of said web;
said attachment ring being provided with means for detachably connecting said ring to a body-encircling support belt;
whereby, said thin, flexible web supports said belt-attachment ring for limited independent movement towards and away from said fireplate and pouch to facilitate connection and disconnection of said ring and belt by a user when said appliance is worn;
said web being thermoplastic and having its inner edge portion interposed between and heat sealed to both said pouch wall and said faceplate along an annular first heat seal zone;
said faceplate including inner and outer ring elements;
said inner ring element being formed of flexible non-porous thermoplastic material and said outer ring element being formed of moisture vapor permeable material.
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Abstract
An ostomy appliance in which a collection pouch is provided with an adhesive faceplate, that may be equipped with a convex pressure ring, and in which a relatively stiff belt-attachment ring is interposed between the pouch and faceplate. Despite the stiffness of the belt-attachment ring and that of the convex pressure ring normally in close proximity it, the tab connectors of the attachment ring are readily accessible because the belt-attachment ring is supported in a limited "floating" condition by a thin, highly-flexible, annular web. The web is secured to both the pouch and faceplate along an inner first sealing zone and joins the belt-attachment ring along a second concentric sealing zone spaced a substantial distance outwardly from the first zone.
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10 Claims
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1. An ostomy appliance comprising a collection pouch formed of thermoplastic film having a wall provided with a stoma opening;
- a flexible faceplate having pouchside and bodyside surfaces and being provided with pressure-sensitive adhesive means along said bodyside surface for adhesive attachment of said appliance to a wearer;
said faceplate having an opening aligned with said pouch opening and being secured to said pouch wall about said pouch opening; and
belt-attachment means interposed between said faceplate and pouch and comprising (a) a thin, highly-flexible annular web having an opening defined by an inner edge portion and (b) a relatively stiff belt-attachment ring joined to an outer edge portion of said web;
said attachment ring being provided with means for detachably connecting said ring to a body-encircling support belt;
whereby, said thin, flexible web supports said belt-attachment ring for limited independent movement towards and away from said fireplate and pouch to facilitate connection and disconnection of said ring and belt by a user when said appliance is worn;
said web being thermoplastic and having its inner edge portion interposed between and heat sealed to both said pouch wall and said faceplate along an annular first heat seal zone;
said faceplate including inner and outer ring elements;
said inner ring element being formed of flexible non-porous thermoplastic material and said outer ring element being formed of moisture vapor permeable material.
- a flexible faceplate having pouchside and bodyside surfaces and being provided with pressure-sensitive adhesive means along said bodyside surface for adhesive attachment of said appliance to a wearer;
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2. An ostomy appliance comprising a collection pouch formed of thermoplastic film having a wall provided with a stoma opening;
- a flexible faceplate having pouchside and bodyside surfaces and being provided with pressure-sensitive adhesive means along said bodyside surface for adhesive attachment of said appliance to a wearer;
said faceplate having an opening aligned with said pouch opening and being secured to said pouch wall about said pouch opening; and
belt-attachment means interposed between said faceplate and pouch and comprising (a) a thin, highly-flexible annular web having an opening defined by an inner edge portion and (b) a relatively stiff belt-attachment attachment ring joined to an outer edge portion of said web;
said attachment ring being provided with means for detachably connecting said ring to a body-encircling support belt;
whereby, said thin, flexible web supports said belt-attachment ring for limited independent movement towards and away from said faceplate and pouch to facilitate connection and disconnection of said ring and belt by a user when said appliance is worn;
said web being thermoplastic and having its inner edge portion interposed between and heat sealed to both said pouch wall and said faceplate along an annular first heat seal zone;
said faceplate including a skin barrier ring having a thermoplastic film backing;
said thermoplastic film backing being heat sealed to said web and said pouch along said first heat seal zone.
- a flexible faceplate having pouchside and bodyside surfaces and being provided with pressure-sensitive adhesive means along said bodyside surface for adhesive attachment of said appliance to a wearer;
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3. An ostomy appliance comprising a collection pouch formed of thermoplastic film having a wall provided with a stoma opening;
- a flexible faceplate having pouchside and bodyside surfaces and being provided with pressure-sensitive adhesive means along said bodyside surface for adhesive attachment of said appliance to a wearer;
said faceplate having an opening aligned with said pouch opening and being secured to said pouch wall about said pouch opening; and
belt-attachment means interposed between said faceplate and pouch and comprising (a) a thin, highly-flexible annular web having an opening defined by an inner edge portion and (b) a relatively stiff belt-attachment ring secured to an outer edge portion of said web;
said attachment ring being provided with means for detachably connecting said ring to a body-encircling support belt;
whereby, said thin, flexible web supports said belt-attachment ring for limited independent movement towards and away from said faceplate and pouch to facilitate connection and disconnection of said ring and belt by a user when said appliance is worn while preventing rotation of said belt-attachment ring with respect to said pouch and faceplate. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- a flexible faceplate having pouchside and bodyside surfaces and being provided with pressure-sensitive adhesive means along said bodyside surface for adhesive attachment of said appliance to a wearer;
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