Ostomy port gas release mechanism
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1. A method of controlled gas release from an ostomy port having a deployable waste collection bag, comprising:
- determining that there is a need to release gas from a body of a patient; and
releasing said gas from said body to an outside thereof through a gas release pathway that starts inside said body and passes through a gas release mechanism comprising at least one dedicated exhaust lumen configured to be selectively opened, while said waste collection bag remains undeployed, by opening said dedicated exhaust lumen;
wherein said gas release pathway does not enter the interior of said waste collection bag, when deployed and when undeployed.
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Abstract
Controlled or automatic release of gas from ostomy ports. In some embodiments a gap is selectively formed between a cap and a body of an ostomy port. In some embodiments, a dedicated gas exhaust lumen is provided as part of the port. Optionally, the gas release uses a filter to reduce odor.
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1. A method of controlled gas release from an ostomy port having a deployable waste collection bag, comprising:
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determining that there is a need to release gas from a body of a patient; and releasing said gas from said body to an outside thereof through a gas release pathway that starts inside said body and passes through a gas release mechanism comprising at least one dedicated exhaust lumen configured to be selectively opened, while said waste collection bag remains undeployed, by opening said dedicated exhaust lumen; wherein said gas release pathway does not enter the interior of said waste collection bag, when deployed and when undeployed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 49)
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11. An ostomy port providing control of gas release, comprising:
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a waste conduction channel terminating at a waste collection bag; and a gas release mechanism comprising at least one dedicated exhaust lumen and adapted to release gas passing from a body of a patient through a portion of said waste conduction channel and out through said dedicated exhaust lumen without said gas entering said waste collection bag, when deployed and when undeployed;
wherein;said gas release mechanism is configured to be selectively open. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 46, 47, 50)
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48. A method of controlled gas release, from an ostomy port having a deployable waste collection bag, comprising:
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providing a gas release pathway comprising a closed gas release mechanism comprising at least one dedicated exhaust lumen, wherein said dedicated exhaust lumen is configured to release gas through said port from a body of a patient when said lumen is open, opening said dedicated exhaust lumen from said body to an outside thereof while said waste collection bag remains undeployed; wherein said gas pathway passes through said dedicated exhaust lumen and does not enter the interior of said waste collection bag, when deployed and when undeployed.
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