Ostomy appliance

• US 8,105,298 B2
• Filed: 03/01/2005
• Issued: 01/31/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Coloplast A/S
• Original Assignee: Coloplast A/S
• Inventors: Mullejans, Peter, Hansen, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Zalukaeva, Tatyana
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chapman, Ginger T
• Application Number:
  US10/591,450
• Publication Number:
  US 20070260206A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,527 Days
• Field of Search: 604/333, 604331-332, 604336-339, 604341-344
• US Class Current: 604/332
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/445 Colostomy, ileostomy or urethrostomy devices A61F5/441, A61F5/442, A61F5/443 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/448 Means for attaching bag to seal ring

Abstract

A disposable inner bag liner for an ostomy appliance, the inner bag liner being adhered to a release liner prior to attachment to an outer receiving member. The release liner includes an alignment element and a gripping element. An ostomy appliance including the aforementioned inner bag liner with the gripping element and/or the alignment element is also provided, along with a method of application of the inner bag liner.

Claims

1. A disposable inner bag liner for an ostomy appliance applied to a human body, the inner bag liner being capable of forming a bag inside an outer receiving member, said outer receiving member having a hole for receiving a stoma, ureter, or catheter for receiving effluents or waste products of the body, and a flange, said disposable inner bag liner comprising:

an open end having an annular flange that includes a hole for receiving a stoma, ureter, or catheter for receiving effluents or waste products of the body, a first surface being provided with an adhesive and a release liner, and a second surface;

said outer receiving member flange and the second surface of the liner being adapted to be releasably adhered to each other;

said release liner on said first surface including a first alignment element for aligning the inner bag liner flange in relation to the outer receiving member flange;

said outer receiving member flange having a second alignment element adapted to cooperate with the first alignment element of the release liner such that the inner bag liner flange is retained in a direction substantially parallel with said outer receiving member flange; and

said release liner being removed prior to adhering said bag liner first surface to a base plate on a user.

2. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 1, wherein the first alignment element is adapted to align the hole in the inner bag liner to be substantially concentric in relation to the hole in the outer receiving member.

3. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 1, wherein the first alignment element is adapted to align the flange on the inner bag liner to be substantially concentric in relation to the flange on the outer receiving member.

4. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 1, wherein the first alignment element on the release liner is adapted to engage the second alignment element on the outer receiving member.

5. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 1, wherein the first alignment element on the release liner defines a protrusion on a first alignment surface.

6. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 1, wherein the first alignment element on the release liner defines a recess and/or hole adapted to be engaged by the second alignment element on the outer receiving member.

7. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 1, wherein the second alignment element on the outer receiving member defines a recess and/or hole adapted to be engaged by the first alignment element on the release liner.

8. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 1, wherein the first alignment element on the release liner defines an alignment leg that protrudes from at least a part of an outer rim of the flange on the inner bag liner and/or the release liner.

9. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 8, wherein the alignment leg protrudes along the entire outer rim of the flange on the inner bag liner.

10. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 1, wherein the first alignment element on the release liner has a geometrical shape indicating a corresponding shape of the flange on the outer receiving member.

11. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 10, wherein the geometrical shape protrudes from the inner bag liner flange.

12. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 10, wherein the geometrical shape defines a line on the surface of the inner bag liner flange.

13. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 1, wherein the release liner includes a gripping element.

14. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 13, wherein the gripping element protrudes from an outer rim of the release liner.

15. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 14, wherein a gripping plane defined by at least a part of the gripping element is transverse to a liner plane defined by at least a part of the release liner provided inside the outer rim.

16. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 15, wherein the gripping plane and the liner plane define an angle of between 5 to 45 degrees.

17. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 13, wherein the gripping element protrudes from a surface of the release liner.

18. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 16, wherein the gripping element defines at least two gripping surfaces so as to allow gripping of the release liner with two fingers.

19. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 18, wherein the gripping surfaces are transverse to a liner plane defined by at least a part of the release liner.

20. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 18, wherein the gripping surfaces are concave.

21. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 20, further comprising a compartment projecting from the release liner, the compartment defining the gripping surfaces.

22. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 1, wherein the closed end of the inner bag liner in a compacted state is provided with a cover.

23. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 22, wherein the release liner is provided with a protection film placed at an opposite side of the release liner in relation to the cover.

24. A disposable inner bag liner for an ostomy appliance applied to a human body, the inner bag liner being capable of forming a bag inside an outer receiving member, said outer receiving member having a hole for receiving a stoma, ureter, or catheter for receiving effluents or waste products of the body, and a flange, said disposable inner bag liner comprising:

an open end having an annular flange that includes a hole for receiving a stoma, ureter, or catheter for receiving effluents or waste products of the body, a first surface being provided with an adhesive and a release liner, and a second surface;

said outer receiving member flange and the second surface of the liner being adapted to be releasably adhered to each other;

said release liner on said first surface including an alignment element for aligning the inner bag liner flange in relation to the outer receiving member flange;

said release liner further including a compartment projecting therefrom that defines a gripping element having at least two gripping surfaces to allow gripping of the release liner with two fingers; and

said release liner being removed prior to adhering said bag liner first surface to a base plate on a user.

25. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 24, wherein the gripping element protrudes from an outer rim of the release liner.

26. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 24, wherein the gripping surfaces are transverse to a liner plane defined by at least a part of the release liner.

27. The disposable inner bag liner according to claim 24, wherein the gripping surfaces are concave.