Ostomy containment device
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1. An artificial ostomy containment device comprising:
- a closure assembly adapted to conduct waste content from an intestinal portion in an abdominal cavity and out of a stoma;
a fixation element sized and positioned to interfere with movement of said closure assembly;
a stomal cover sized and shaped to cover the stoma from outside the abdominal cavity; and
a pressure indicator which acts as a pressure sensing mechanism, the pressure indicator having a portion externally positioned on the device outside the abdominal cavity, the portion being configured to bulge from an equilibrium state as a buildup of axial pressure conveyed from within the abdominal cavity to said pressure indicator occurs, and according to said conveyed pressure.
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Abstract
An artificial Ostomy containment device comprising an implantable intra-abdominal sleeve adapted to interfere with movement of a closure assembly positioned within the sleeve; and a closure assembly comprising a hollow stomal insert sized and shaped to conduct waste content from an intestinal portion in an abdominal cavity through said insert and out of a stoma, and a fixation element coupled to said stomal insert sized and positioned to interfere with said intra-abdominal sleeve.
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1. An artificial ostomy containment device comprising:
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a closure assembly adapted to conduct waste content from an intestinal portion in an abdominal cavity and out of a stoma; a fixation element sized and positioned to interfere with movement of said closure assembly; a stomal cover sized and shaped to cover the stoma from outside the abdominal cavity; and a pressure indicator which acts as a pressure sensing mechanism, the pressure indicator having a portion externally positioned on the device outside the abdominal cavity, the portion being configured to bulge from an equilibrium state as a buildup of axial pressure conveyed from within the abdominal cavity to said pressure indicator occurs, and according to said conveyed pressure. - 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)
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