Safety device for colostomy having a wetness detector and alarm
First Claim
1. A disposable device for securing an ostomy bag to a stoma created in a patient, said device comprising an adhesive seal having an outer face and a contact face, the adhesive seal to be applied to said patient via said contact face, said adhesive seal having a through-passage which communicates with the stoma when in use, said contact face being at least partially covered by an adhesive composition containing a hydrocolloid dispersion, a joining element which joins the ostomy bag to said adhesive seal, a wetness detector comprising at least two series of electrodes for measuring conductivity of the adhesive composition, said electrodes for lodging at least in part in the adhesive composition and not to be in contact with the patient, and a trigger which triggers an alarm when a predetermined level of wetness is reached in the adhesive composition.
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Abstract
This disposable device for securing an ostomy bag to a stoma created in a patient, of the type comprising means for joining the ostomy bag to an adhesive seal (5) which is applied on the patient via a contact face, a through-passage (8) communicating with the stoma being formed in the adhesive seal (5), of which the contact face on the patient is at least partially covered by an adhesive composition, is characterized in that the adhesive seal (5) additionally comprises means (15, 16, 17, 18, 19) for detecting wetness of the adhesive composition and means for triggering an alarm when a predetermined level of wetness is reached in the adhesive composition.
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- 1. A disposable device for securing an ostomy bag to a stoma created in a patient, said device comprising an adhesive seal having an outer face and a contact face, the adhesive seal to be applied to said patient via said contact face, said adhesive seal having a through-passage which communicates with the stoma when in use, said contact face being at least partially covered by an adhesive composition containing a hydrocolloid dispersion, a joining element which joins the ostomy bag to said adhesive seal, a wetness detector comprising at least two series of electrodes for measuring conductivity of the adhesive composition, said electrodes for lodging at least in part in the adhesive composition and not to be in contact with the patient, and a trigger which triggers an alarm when a predetermined level of wetness is reached in the adhesive composition.
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