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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142406 | Ostomy coupling An ostomy coupling including a body-side coupling member, an appliance-side coupling member including plural fastener lugs, and a bracing member. The lugs flex independently of each other to provide plural independent latching fastenings. The bracing member is moved... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8070737 | Seal for controlled evacuation ostomy appliance A controlled evacuation ostomy appliance comprises a membrane that is urged into sealing engagement with a stoma, by the generation of radial tension in the membrane. A tensioning device applies tension, with respect to the stoma, at one or more positions that are (... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7976522 | Appliance for irrigation and/or drainage The invention relates to an appliance for irrigation and/or drainage, which appliance comprising a body side member comprising an adhesive wafer for securing the appliance to the patient's skin, said wafer can be provided with an aperture for receiving a stoma, surr... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7935096 | Percutaneous implant A percutaneous implant serves for implantation into an animal or a human body. The implant is of the kind that has an anchoring section, extending radially from a distal end of an interior section. The anchoring section comprises an inner anchoring ring extending fr... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7857796 | Ostomy appliance having pressure applying member An ostomy appliance is described in the form of a controlled discharge device for controlling discharge from the stoma and/or an ostomy pouch for collecting discharged waste. The appliance may include one or more of: an elastomeric stoma seal for providing a seal ar... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7699824 | Adapter, lid and connector for ostomy bags The invention relates to an adapter attached to a human or animal body at a stoma, a detachable lid on the adapter, and a connector for connecting an ostomy bag to the adapter. The adapter includes a protruding section extending from the stoma, and a member for moun... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7422578 | Connecting ostomy device A connecting ostomy device for coupling a collecting bag to a fixing device (10) includes a first joining part (16) connected to the fixing device and a second joining part (12) connected to the collecting bag. The joining parts interact by adhe... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7347844 | Ostomy appliance having pressure applying member An ostomy appliance is described in the form of a controlled discharge device for controlling discharge from the stoma and/or an ostomy pouch for collecting discharged waste. The appliance may include one or more of: an elastomeric stoma seal for providing a seal ar... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341578 | Ostomy appliance with multiple openings for preventing filter input blockage An ostomy appliance having a vent covered by a filter. Gas inlet and outlet openings are provided that are in communication with a filter body and arranged so that in use gas flows through the filter body from the inlet opening to the outlet opening. The gas inlet o... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7250040 | Arrangement at a stoma bag An arrangement at a stoma bag of the type used by persons or animals with a colostoma, including a flexible bag (flexibag) and a ring fastener/magazine ring, where the ring fastener/magazine ring is designed to be connected to a stoma plate, and where, in its initia... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7223260 | Collecting bag having an improved closure The collecting bag has a bag member formed by a first and a second film blank, and a discharge portion that is foldable and unfoldable to bring the discharge portion from an open unfolded condition to a closed folded condition and vice versa. A first plate member is... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214217 | Ostomy appliance having outer and inner pouches joined by peelable seams and a filter for deodorizing flatus gases An ostomy appliance is provided with inner and outer pouches separably joined together by peelable seams. A vent passage and deodorizing filter are also provided, most advantageously located externally of the pouches, and a pre-filter is preferably positioned in adv... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7192420 | Ostomy adapter with multiple adhesives for reliable sealing An adapter arrangement for use with a waste collection construction, for example an ostomy appliance, includes a flange defining a stoma-receiving aperture and a tubular wall extending from the flange. The flange includes first and second opposite surfaces, each hav... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7172581 | Ostomy appliance with a removable, washable and reusable sealing member An ostomy appliance including a body side member having an adhesive wafer for securing the appliance to the user's skin, and a separate sealing member for sealing against the stoma, the separate sealing member being in the form of a disc having a centre hole for acc... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166091 | Recreational belt for supporting and housing an ostomy appliance An ostomy appliance belt for supporting and concealing an ostomy pouch as well as the stoma area of the user's abdomen. The belt is made from a waterproof lightweight elastic material and completely encircles the user's waist without interfering with the attachment ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160275 | Ostomy pouches An ostomy pouch (10) includes a front wall (12) provided with a comfort layer (16) and a vent (22). An apertured cover layer (24) is secured to the front wall (12) through the comfort layer (16) to define a chamber fo... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7137361 | Cylinder head gasket with one-way coolant flow valve A head gasket (48) which acts, when clamped between a cylinder head (28) and a block (22) in a liquid cooled internal combustion engine (20), to form a seal around the combustion chambers (24). A coolant flow path (32) route... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7101357 | Disposable excreta management device The disposable excreta management device has a longitudinal centerline, a transverse centerline, a wearer facing surface and an opposing surface. The disposable excreta management device comprises a flexible bag to contain excreta and an adhesive flange to attach th... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7087042 | Ostomy appliance and method of use A new and improved ostomy or incontinence appliance that is user-friendly, sanitary, environmentally safe, provides novel attachment means, and further includes optional features including a temporary breather flange that allows for healing of the stoma orifice when... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087041 | Pad for use with continent ostomy port A pad for use with a continent ostomy port includes a body portion having an internal wall defining an aperture appropriately sized to place around a stoma. The body portion is sized and shaped for placement against a user's skin beneath a face plate of an ostomy po... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083569 | Ostomy cartridge An ostomy cartridge for use in host device in a mammal includes a body formed at elastomeric partially of polymeric material and a stem. The stem is secured to the body and is operable to permit insertion of the body into the host device and removal of the body from... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073309 | Method of using a reusable closure for packages Adhesive articles, particularly useful as reusable closures in the presence of moisture from refrigerated or frozen food packaging environments, comprising a moisture resistant substrate and a removable adhesive covering at least a portion of the substrate surface, ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7029464 | Ostomy pouch with stretch-to-fit stoma opening A ostomy device having a mounting disc and an ostomy pouch with a stoma receiving portal. The mounting disc is sealed about the portal and includes a flexible plastic disc having a convex central body portion and surrounding annular rim. A foam disc is adhesively ad... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6966901 | Ostomy carrier device with flexible flange A carrier device including a flexible adhesive base plate with an opening for securing the carrier device to a user's skin around a stoma, and a substantially circumferential flange made of a flexible material and adapted for removable and adhesive connection with a... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6929627 | Support device for ostomy appliance A support device used when applying an ostomy appliance to a wearer, and in particular, a device that assists the wearer in applying the body side member of the ostomy appliance without substantial use of the wearer's arms or hands. The support device assists the we... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6919492 | Skin barrier strip having triangular cross section An elongate rectilinear strip of skin barrier material is disclosed, such strip being of generally uniform triangular cross section through its length, such triangle having at least two, and preferably three, unequal sides. The strip may be cut to desired length and... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916312 | Applicator for excreta management device The applicator is used for a placement of an excreta management device on a wearer. The applicator has a longitudinal centerline, a transverse centerline, a device facing surface and an opposing surface. The applicator comprises a handle disposed at transverse ends,... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6869422 | Ostomy pouch and method of assembly An ostomy appliance and a mounting disc include an ostomy pouch having a stoma receiving portal. The mounting disc is sealed about the portal and includes a flexible plastic disc having a convex central body portion and a surrounding annular rim. A first foam disc h... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6790200 | Ostomy pouch and method of assembly An ostomy appliance and a mounting disc include an ostomy pouch having a stoma receiving portal. The mounting disc is sealed about the portal and includes a flexible plastic disc having a convex central body portion and a surrounding annular rim. A first foam disc h... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6764473 | Ostomy appliance with integral closure An ostomy pouch for both one and two-piece ostomy appliances having an integral closure at the bottom of the pouch to allow the pouch to be emptied and re-sealed without the use of a separate closure. The integral closure has mating parts that are locked together an... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6726660 | Implant An implant for implantation into an animal or a human body, that includes an axial interior section for fixation inside the body and an axial exterior section, extending outwards from the body for mounting of a device which can be detachably connected to the body vi... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6723079 | Controlled evacuation ostomy device with external seal A flexible membrane is situated within a rigid or semi-rigid cap. The edge of the cap wall is adhesively fixed to the tissue surrounding the stoma. The interior of the cap is pressurized to press the membrane to seal the stoma against the discharge of solid and semi... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6679866 | Device for firmly attaching human-waste-collection bags to the abdomen by using suction ring(s) A device for firmly attaching human-waste-collection bags to the abdomen by using suction rings instead of adhesives. This device comprises of a cap (10) with suction rings, a round plastic sheet (11), a plastic bag (15), and a belt holder(14). A round bo... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6673056 | Snap-in insert for convex ostomy faceplate A snap-in insert is disclosed for use with the faceplate of an ostomy appliance. The faceplate includes a convex pressure ring and an adhesive barrier pad or wafer that extends over the convex surface of that ring. The insert has an apertured support wall... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6616642 | Wrinkle-resistant dressing A dressing for use with ostomy devices. The dressing has a dressing layer covered by protective cover layer and a release sheet. The dressing has an adhesive composition on a skin-contacting surface. The dressing layer has a thick center portion surrounde... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6602232 | Ostomy system with repositionable pouch The ostomy system with mounting wafer and repositionable pouch includes a resealable tape provided on one of the system members and a releasable film provided on the other system member. In a preferred embodiment of the invention the resealable tape is lo... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6551292 | Shaped flange for a urine collector The present invention relates to a female adult urine management device (10) designed to provide improved body fit between the flange and the skin of the wearer and thereby prevent leakage. The urine management device (10) comprises a bag (11) having an a... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6527755 | Feces control device A feces control device includes a tubular member in which an inflatable balloon is positioned on one interior sidewall for closing the passageway to movement of feces when the balloon is expanded and allowing flow when the balloon is contracted against th... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6520943 | Ostomy skin barrier assembly, stoma seal assembly and materials for use in stoma seals An improved ostomy face plate. The improved face plate includes a ring seal of silicone foam, a blotter ring disposed between the ring seal and the barrier seal, and an improved barrier seal compound with a low isobutylene content.... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6485467 | Extracorporeal pneumoperitoneum enclosure and method of use Surgical apparatus for providing extracorporeal pneumoperitoneum. One embodiment provides a reversely turned fluid and gas impermeable fingerless sleeve (14) with a quick connect and disconnect assembly around the cuff of the sleeve (14) for sealing aroun... | 11/26/2002 |
