Stoma pad/seal ring
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1. A stoma pad configured to cooperate with a fluid handling tube inserted into a body wound to seal the body wound, the stoma pad comprising:
- a flexible annular pad having a generally flat bottom surface;
a thin, flexible cover, the cover forming a convex annular wall extending upwardly from the bottom surface, the cover comprised of a first material;
a pliant and flexible second material encased in the cover;
a circular hole extending through the center of the convex annular wall and the bottom surface, wherein the circular hole allows the stoma pad to be secured on the fluid handling tube, wherein a generally circular inside wall surface of the convex annular wall extends upwardly from the bottom surface, defines a circular hole, and is tapered toward the convex annular wall; and
a slit extending through said convex annular wall and bottom surface, wherein said slit is shaped to form a tongue on one side thereof and a recess on the opposite side thereof for receiving said tongue and forming a fluid seal therebetween.
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Abstract
A stoma pad configured to cooperate with a fluid handing tube comprises a flexible, resilient, soft annular pad having a generally flat bottom surface and a convex annular wall extending upwardly from the bottom surface, and a circular hole extending through the center of the annular wall and the bottom surface. A stoma pad assembly comprises the stoma pad and a retention, support or holding device for securing the stoma pad on a patient.
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1. A stoma pad configured to cooperate with a fluid handling tube inserted into a body wound to seal the body wound, the stoma pad comprising:
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a flexible annular pad having a generally flat bottom surface; a thin, flexible cover, the cover forming a convex annular wall extending upwardly from the bottom surface, the cover comprised of a first material; a pliant and flexible second material encased in the cover; a circular hole extending through the center of the convex annular wall and the bottom surface, wherein the circular hole allows the stoma pad to be secured on the fluid handling tube, wherein a generally circular inside wall surface of the convex annular wall extends upwardly from the bottom surface, defines a circular hole, and is tapered toward the convex annular wall; and a slit extending through said convex annular wall and bottom surface, wherein said slit is shaped to form a tongue on one side thereof and a recess on the opposite side thereof for receiving said tongue and forming a fluid seal therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A stoma pad configured to cooperate with a fluid handling tube inserted into a body wound to seal the body wound, the stoma pad comprising:
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a flexible annular pad having a generally flat bottom surface; a thin flexible cover forming a convex annular wall extending upwardly from the bottom surface, the cover comprised of a first material; a pliant and flexible second material encased in the cover; a circular hole extending through the center of the annular wall and the bottom surface, wherein the circular hole allows the stoma pad to be secured on the fluid handling tube; and a slit extending through said convex annular wall and bottom surface, wherein said slit is shaped to form a tongue on one side thereof and a recess on the opposite side thereof for receiving said tongue and forming a fluid seal therebetween.
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