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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5840073 | Filter arrangement for a collection bag for body exudates A filter arrangement for a bag (1), in particular an ostomy bag with a vent (5), comprising a filter holder (7) fastened to the wall of the bag at the vent and having a through hole forming a passage from the interior of the bag to the surroundings, and a... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5800338 | Tampon or closure device for body passageways of animal or human beings A tampon or closure device for insertion into an external opening of an artificial or natural body canal of an animal or human being includes a resilient compressed plug-like body of a molded material, the body having a longitudinal direction and being ex... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5051259 | Skin barrier product with discontinuous adhesive layer An adhesive, flat skin barrier product for use as semi-manufacture in the production of, a.o., dressings, wound-care devices, electrodes and fastening means for ostomy equipment and catheters, consists of alternating zones of material of at least two diff... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4867748 | Dressing with hydrocolloid A dressing comprising a dressing containing a water-soluble or water-swellable hydrocolloid, a water-insoluble, viscous, elastomeric binder and optionally also a tackifier resin, is bevelled along all outer edges and optionally also, if annular, along the... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4826495 | Coupling means for fastening disposable ostomy bags and bag system therefore In a re-usable coupling means for securing flexible disposable bags for collecting intestinal wastes from ostomies and which consists (a) of a retainer plate of a comparatively stiff plastic material having an opening to lie around the stoma and having a ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4461668 | Dispenser for dispensing a laminated web A dispenser for dispensing a laminated web (24) comprising a flexible, adhesive layer (12) having a certain thickness surrounded by a first and a second relatively stiff protective sheet (14,18). The dispenser comprises a holder, e.g. a housing (2), for a... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4460392 | Filter for ostomy bags In a deodorizing gas filter for ostomy bags (22), consisting of a sheet (10) of deodorizing filter material, for example a porous foamed plastic with particles of active carbon, and having a central inlet opening (12), a gas-tight connecting layer (14) to... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4367732 | Skin barrier A skin barrier consisting of an elastic film (16), secured to the film a layer (18) of at least weakly elastic adhesive material, these two components together having low resistance to quick deformation and rapid recovery to substantially the original sha... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4258705 | Magnetic system for use in sealing body openings A magnet system for sealing devices for artificial or natural intestinal or similar ducts, comprising a ring-magnet to implant in the tissue around the duct and a rod-shaped center magnet member mounted in a more or less soft sealing member to be in seali... | 03/31/1981 |
