Self-aligning ostomy device
First Claim
1. An ostomy device comprising a first part in the form of a waste collection pouch and a second part in the form of an adhesive faceplate, coupling rings mounted respectively on said first part and on said second part for detachably connecting said parts, and means for aligning said coupling engagement thereof, said aligning means including hook means associated with one of said parts and hook engaging means associated with the other of said parts, said hook engaging means having a tab with an opening defined, at least in part, by a laterally extending element.
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Abstract
The ostomy device includes a waste collection pouch and an adhesive faceplate adapted to mount the pouch to the body, adjacent the stoma. To attach the pouch to the faceplate, coupling rings, mounted respectively on each part, are aligned and snapped together. A hook member provided on the vertical centerline of the faceplate has a planar top surface which cooperates with a laterally extending elongated element located on the vertical centerline of the pouch to allow the pouch to swing to a position where the couplng rings are aligned to facilitate coupling of the rings. The hook may also have a mechanism to lock the pouch element, acting as an auxilary connection.
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- 1. An ostomy device comprising a first part in the form of a waste collection pouch and a second part in the form of an adhesive faceplate, coupling rings mounted respectively on said first part and on said second part for detachably connecting said parts, and means for aligning said coupling engagement thereof, said aligning means including hook means associated with one of said parts and hook engaging means associated with the other of said parts, said hook engaging means having a tab with an opening defined, at least in part, by a laterally extending element.
- 8. An ostomy device comprising a collection pouch, an adhesive faceplate, coupling rings mounted on said pouch and on said faceplate, respectively, for detachably connecting said pouch and said faceplate, each of said coupling rings having a vertical centerline, hook means mounted on said faceplate along the vertical centerline of said faceplate coupling ring and including a surface with a substantially flat portion extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to said vertical centerline of the faceplate coupling ring, and hook means engaging means mounted on said pouch along said centerline of said pouch coupling ring and including a laterally extending element with a portion substantially perpendicular to said vertical centerline of the pouch coupling ring, said hook means engaging means having an arcuate opening, defined, at least in part, by a laterally extending element.
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