Disposable ostomy assemblies
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1. A cap for sealing a proximal opening in an ostomy port, including:
- a collapsed ostomy bag held within said cap;
wherein said cap includes an automatic safety mechanism comprising a cover positioned over said collapsed ostomy bag by attachment to a proximal end of said cap, the cover in said attached position blocking bag expansion beyond a proximal end of said cap;
said safety mechanism being configured for automatic release of said cover from said expansion-blocking position to a release configuration upon a predetermined pressure being exerted from within said cap;
wherein said release of said cover to said release configuration comprises at least partial detachment of said cover from said cap, permitting deployment of said bag to expand beyond said cap end, such that said pressure is relieved; and
said safety mechanism also being manually actuatable for manual release of said cover from said expansion-blocking position to said release configuration, permitting said deployment of said bag.
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Abstract
Disposable elements for use in ostomy. In one embodiment a cap with an integral bag is provided. In another embodiment a sealable bag is provided with means for sealing. In another embodiment, the ostomy port itself is disposable.
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1. A cap for sealing a proximal opening in an ostomy port, including:
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a collapsed ostomy bag held within said cap; wherein said cap includes an automatic safety mechanism comprising a cover positioned over said collapsed ostomy bag by attachment to a proximal end of said cap, the cover in said attached position blocking bag expansion beyond a proximal end of said cap; said safety mechanism being configured for automatic release of said cover from said expansion-blocking position to a release configuration upon a predetermined pressure being exerted from within said cap; wherein said release of said cover to said release configuration comprises at least partial detachment of said cover from said cap, permitting deployment of said bag to expand beyond said cap end, such that said pressure is relieved; and said safety mechanism also being manually actuatable for manual release of said cover from said expansion-blocking position to said release configuration, permitting said deployment of said bag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 55, 56, 57)
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48. A method for relieving a pressure in an ostomy, comprising:
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sealing the ostomy with a cap, wherein the cap includes a collapsed ostomy bag; providing an automatic safety mechanism in the cap for automatically relieving a pressure in the cap above a predetermined pressure threshold by a change in safety mechanism position relative to said cap, said change permitting deployment of said bag; waiting for buildup of pressure within said cap; and manually actuating said change in safety mechanism position relative said cap to permit manual deployment of said bag. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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58. A cap for sealing a proximal opening in an ostomy port, including:
a collapsed ostomy bag held within a housing of said cap, said bag being held to receive a pressure from within said proximal opening; wherein said cap includes an automatic safety mechanism comprising a cover positioned over said collapsed ostomy bag by attachment to a proximal end of said cap housing, the cover in said attached position blocking bag expansion beyond a proximal end of said cap; said safety mechanism being configured for automatic release of said cover from said expansion-blocking position to a release configuration upon a predetermined pressure being exerted upon said cover by pressure from said bag, due to said pressure received from within said proximal opening; wherein said release of said cover to said release configuration comprises at least partial detachment of said cover from said cap housing, permitting deployment of said bag to expand beyond said cap end, such that said pressure received from within said proximal opening is relieved; and said safety mechanism also being manually actuatable for manual release of said cover from said expansion-blocking position to said release configuration, permitting said deployment of said bag.
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