Ostomy sealing member package and an ostomy sealing member therefore

• US 9,629,779 B2
• Filed: 07/26/2012
• Issued: 04/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hollister Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Hollister Incorporated
• Inventors: Grum-Schwensen, Christen, Hannestad, Vigdis
• Primary Examiner(s): Zalukaeva, Tatyana
• Assistant Examiner(s): Townsend, Guy K
• Application Number:
  US14/233,059
• Publication Number:
  US 20140163496A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,734 Days
• Field of Search: 604338
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/443 having adhesive seals for securing to the body, e.g. of hydrocolloid type, e.g. gels, starches, karaya gums adhesives or sealing pads therefor A61L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/445 Colostomy, ileostomy or urethrostomy devices A61F5/441, A61F5/442, A61F5/443 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/00 Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes capsules or the like for oral use A61J3/07; specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments A61B50/30; containers for radioactive substances G21F5/00

Abstract

The present disclosure concerns a package for an ostomy sealing member for sealing around a stoma in relation to an ostomy appliance, said sealing member comprising a hypoallergenic, moldable adhesive material, said sealing member having an annular periphery and an opening therein for receiving a stoma, wherein the opening is non-concentric with the periphery.

Claims

1. A package accommodating an ostomy sealing member for sealing around a stoma in relation to an ostomy appliance,

said ostomy sealing member comprising a mouldable adhesive material, said ostomy sealing member being substantially disc-shaped having an annular periphery and an opening therein for receiving a stoma,

wherein the ostomy sealing member is accommodated in a tray portion having a cavity with a substantially circular outer contour dimensioned for snugly receiving the ostomy sealing member and which is integrally formed as one piece with a lid portion and a living hinge portion, the lid portion for removably closing the tray portion and the living hinge portion is disposed between said tray and said lid portions,

wherein a first release film is provided in the cavity between the tray portion and the ostomy sealing member the first release film having a first aperture,

wherein a second release film is provided on the ostomy sealing member on the side thereof facing the lid portion of the package, the second release film having a second aperture,

wherein a projection extends from the cavity configured for receipt in the opening, and

wherein the lid portion is provided with a peripheral outer contour for snap locking over a correspondingly shaped outer contour of the tray portion for releasably closing the package.

2. The package according to claim 1, wherein said projection is substantially circular corresponding to the opening of the ostomy sealing member so that said projection is provided non-concentric in the cavity.

3. The package according to claim 1, wherein the package is made of a single polymeric material flexible sheet, which is vacuum-formed to the required package shape.

4. The package according to claim 1, wherein the peripheral outer contour of the lid portion is formed with at least one snap locking closure protrusion, which cooperates with at least one corresponding closure cavity of the outer contour of the tray portion and so that the lid portion releasably closes the package around the ostomy sealing member by snap locking the at least one closure protrusion into the at least one closure cavity of the tray portion.

5. The package according to claim 1, wherein the ostomy sealing member is adapted for sealing around a stoma in relation to an ostomy appliance and comprises a mouldable adhesive material, wherein the opening is non-concentric with the annular periphery.

6. The package according to claim 5, wherein the opening is off-centred from an outer substantially circular contour of the cavity.

7. The package according to claim 5, wherein the ostomy sealing member has a substantially uniform thickness.

8. The package according to claim 5, wherein said ostomy sealing member is accommodated in a sealing member cover.

9. The package according to claim 5, wherein the opening is substantially circular.

10. The package according to claim 1, wherein the tray portion, the lid portion and the hinge portion are integrally formed by injection molding or blow molding.

11. The package according to claim 1, wherein the tray portion includes a grip portion.

12. The package according to claim 1, wherein the lid portion includes a grip portion.

13. The package according to claim 1, wherein the lid portion includes a first peripheral recess and a first grip portion, and the tray portion includes a second peripheral recess and a second grip portion, wherein the first grip portion overlies at least a portion of the second peripheral recess, and the second grip portion underlies at least a portion of the first peripheral recess.

14. The package according to claim 1, wherein the first release film includes a first gripping tab extending from an outer periphery of the first release film.

15. The package according to claim 14, wherein the second release film includes a second gripping tab extending from an outer periphery of the second release film.