98 results about "Ostomy appliances" patented technology

An ostomy system, a sensor assembly (310) for an ostomy appliance of an ostomy system, and a method related to the ostomy system is disclosed. The ostomy appliance comprises a first adhesive layer (80), a sensor assembly (310), and a monitor device. The sensor assembly (310) comprises a first sensor (311) at least partly encircling the centre point and a second sensor (312) at least partly encircling the first sensor (311). The first sensor (311) comprises at least a primary sensing segment (311a) arranged in a primary sector (310A) of the sensor assembly and a secondary sensing segment (311b) arranged in a secondary sector (310B). The monitor device is configured to determine a main sector (310M) wherein liquid has been detected by the primary and / or secondary sensing segment (311a / 311b), respectively, and to indicate a site of leakage from the ostomy appliance based on at least the main sector (310M).

Disclosed is a sensor patch for attachment to a base plate for an ostomy appliance, and a method for manufacturing such sensor patch. The sensor patch having a proximal side and a distal side. The distal side being adapted for attachment to an adhesive surface of the base plate, wherein the adhesive surface of the base plate is adapted for attachment of the base plate to the skin surface of a user. The sensor patch comprises: a sensor assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes, and a first adhesive sensor layer forming the proximal side of the sensor patch and being adapted for attachment of the sensor patch to the skin surface of the user. The first adhesive sensor layer comprises a first centre portion having a first centre thickness and a first outer rim portion surrounding the first centre portion. The first outer rim portion has a first outer rim thickness decreasing along a radial direction from adjacent the first centre portion to a first outer periphery of the first adhesive sensor layer.

Disclosed is a sensor patch (50) for attachment to a base plate for an ostomy appliance, and a method for manufacturing such sensor patch. The sensor patch having a proximal side and a distal side. The distal side being adapted for attachment to an adhesive surface of the base plate, wherein the adhesive surface of the base plate is adapted for attachment of the base plate to the skin surface of a user. The sensor patch comprises: a sensor assembly (204) comprising a plurality of electrodes (216), and a first adhesive sensor layer (52) forming the proximal side of the sensor patch and being adapted for attachment of the sensor patch to the skin surface of the user. The first adhesive sensor layer comprises a first centre portion (62) having a first centre thickness and a first outer rim portion (64) surrounding the first centre portion. The first outer rim portion has a first outer rim thickness decreasing along a radial direction from adjacent the first centre portion to a first outer periphery of the first adhesive sensor layer.

Embodiments of a base plate and / or a sensor assembly part of an ostomy appliance including selective sensor points are disclosed. The base plate and / or the sensor assembly part comprises: a first adhesive layer and a plurality of electrodes located distally of the adhesive layer. The first adhesive layer comprises a stomal opening with a center point, a proximal surface configured to be attached to a skin surface of a user, and a plurality of sensor point openings arranged circumferentially around the center point at respective radial distances. The plurality of electrodes comprises a first leakage electrode and a second leakage electrode. A sensing part of the first leakage electrode aligns with a first sensor point opening of the plurality of sensor point openings. And, a sensing part of the second leakage electrode aligns with a second sensor point opening of the plurality of sensor point openings to form a leak sensor.

A pouch having a vent aperture and a filter secured to the pouch with adhesive and covering the vent aperture. The filter includes an adhesive layer comprising the adhesive and an adsorbent layer on the adhesive layer. The filter also includes a gas permeable cover layer secured to the adhesive layer such that the adsorbent layer is covered by the gas permeable cover layer. The gas permeable cover layer has an outer profile and the adhesive layer has a corresponding outer profile which is in register with the outer profile of the gas permeable cover layer. The adsorbent layer is positioned on a first side of the adhesive layer so that a first portion of the first side of the adhesive layer is not covered by the adsorbent layer and the gas permeable cover layer is secured to the first portion of the first side of the adhesive layer.

An ostomy appliance comprising a main body, which defines a waste collecting volume, and has a stoma opening that provides an entrance to the collecting volume, and a cover, which provides a cover layer for the main body, and is connected to the main body by a frangible connection. A method of manufacturing said ostomy appliance is also disclosed. Optionally the cover may be formed from a non-woven, embossed material and the frangible connection may extend around a section of edge of the cover and main body.

This prevents the drainage portion of the ostomy appliance from coming into contact with the wearer's thigh and causing pain. [Solution] A bag-like device for collecting excrement, including feces and urine, discharged from a stoma, and a tubular discharge section for discharging the accumulated material, the discharge section cover of a stoma appliance is T-shaped, and in order to prevent the discharge section from coming into contact with the thigh of the person wearing the stoma appliance, the T-shaped portion that extends to the left and right is wrapped around the discharge section and is fixed around the discharge section by hook-and-loop fasteners at both ends, and the cover covers only the discharge section.

An ostomy body fitment for forming a seal between an ostomy appliance and a stoma of an ostomate. The ostomy body fitment has an adhesive pad and a first removable release layer affixed to a first side of the adhesive pad. The adhesive pad has a stomal aperture formed therethrough. The first removable release layer comprises an image on a surface thereof. When the ostomy body fitment is in an unused state, the image is at least partially concealed by a part of the ostomy body fitment when viewed from a second side of the adhesive pad, opposite the first side. The part is moveable between a first position in the unused state to a second position in which the image is at least partially revealed through the stomal aperture when viewed from the second side of the adhesive pad.

An application aid (10) suitable for assisting a user in applying an adhesive base plate (20) of an ostomy device to a skin surface around a user's stoma, the adhesive base plate including a first adhesive surface (30) facing the skin and a second surface (40) facing away from the skin, the application aid being configured to be removably attached to the base plate and adapted to at least partially surround the user's stoma during application of the base plate to the skin surface around the user's stoma, the application aid including a base portion (70) and a protective member (80) disposed on a surface of the base portion and adapted to prevent mucus from the stoma mucosa from contaminating the base plate during application of the base plate to the skin surface around the user's stoma.

The present invention relates to an adhesive element for an ostomy device, a base plate for an ostomy device comprising the adhesive element, and an ostomy appliance, said ostomy appliance comprising the adhesive element. The adhesive element is constituted by a plurality of rings or ring segment, arranged concentrically around the center of the adhesive element towards the outer edge of the adhesive element. At least a first ring or ring segment, being located at the center of the adhesive element, can be separated from the remaining rings or ring segments of the adhesive element.

An ostomy appliance for attachment to the skin surface of a user, wherein the ostomy appliance is adapted to form a stomal opening with a centre point, the stomal opening being configured to allow passage of output through the stomal opening and into an ostomy pouch attached to the ostomy appliance, the ostomy appliance comprising: a support layer with a distal surface and a proximal surface; a plurality of electrode paths for forming one or more sensors, the plurality of electrode paths being arranged on the proximal surface of the support layer; and an adhesive layer including a distal surface and a proximal surface, the distal surface being arranged on the proximal surface of the support layer and covering the plurality of electrode paths, wherein the adhesive layer comprises one or more trough portions covering a first electrode path and a second electrode path of the plurality of electrode paths and having a substantially uniform thickness, and a crest portion comprising a maximum thickness of the adhesive layer and being distanced from the one or more trough portions, wherein the substantially uniform thickness of the one or more trough portions is less than a thickness of the crest portion.

An ostomy output diversion device is used to cover and seal closely around a patient's stoma, to divert stoma effluent output through the device, into a container or reservoir, temporarily eliminating the need of an adhesive-based ostomy pouching system. The ostomy output diversion device is placed over the person's stoma, with the base ring surrounding the peristomal skin, the adjustable inner tube is retracted until the base ring is centered over the stoma, the body support strap is then placed over the device to secure it to the patient's body, the inner tube is then extended over the stoma, the patient applies the desired pressure against the skin, then secures the inner tube in place with the pressure adjustment lock. The device may also include an ostomy pouch mounting ring for attachment to an ostomy pouch, and a disposable receptacle.

An ostomy barrier assembly for attaching an ostomy appliance to a peristomal skin surrounding a stoma includes a skin barrier, an inlet opening, and a two-piece split release liner. The skin barrier may include an adhesive. The inlet opening may be defined in the skin barrier for receiving the stoma. The two-piece split release liner may be connected to the skin barrier, may include at least one finger hole, and may be configured to expose the adhesive to the peristomal skin while the skin barrier is aligned with and surrounds the stoma.

An ostomy appliance (10) including first and second walls (12, 14) connected to each other at or near their peripheries to form a collecting cavity; a stoma-receiving opening (16) for receipt of a stoma; a connection member (20) connected to the first and / or second wall for attaching the appliance to a user; an outlet (22) which extends away from the stoma-receiving opening and terminates in an outlet opening, the outlet including a first outlet wall and a second outlet wall; wherein the outlet has an open condition and a closed condition, and the outlet is folded to move from the open condition to the closed condition, a user engageable member (40) connected so as to form an aperture (50), directly or indirectly, to the first or second outlet wall, the user engageable member at least partially defining the aperture.

An ostomy appliance is disclosed that includes a system for differentiating between sweat and stoma discharge in the ostomy appliance. The ostomy appliance includes an adhesive layer configured to absorb liquid. The system comprises: a first electrode pair comprising a first Ag / AgCl electrode and a second Ag / AgCl electrode exposed to the adhesive layer; and an electronic device including one or more processors, a first interface configured to connect to the first electrode pair, and a second interface. The processor is configured to: obtain sensor data from the first pair of electrodes via the first interface, the sensor data indicating an impedance between the first pair of electrodes; determining one or more fitting parameters of the equivalent circuit model; determining the chloride ion concentration of the liquid; determining whether the liquid is sweat or stoma discharge; and outputting, via the second interface, data indicative of whether the liquid is sweat or stoma discharge.

A sensor patch (10) for attachment to a base plate for an ostomy appliance, where the sensor patch comprises a distal side and a proximal side comprising at least one adhesive layer (15), a part of the distal side being adapted for attachment to the base plate and the proximal adhesive side being adapted to adhere to the skin surface of a user, where the sensor patch comprises two or more electrodes (12) and a monitor interface (13) for forming a connection to a monitor device, and where the sensor patch comprises a central portion and a neck portion, the electrodes extending from the central portion to the neck portion, the neck portion comprising a flexible element being adapted to allow the central portion and the neck portion to be flexibly movable relative to each other.

A computer-implemented method for determining a leakage state associated with an ostomy appliance, the method includes: determining sensor data indicative of an electrical signal of a sensor device associated with the ostomy appliance during a sampling time period; determining values of one or more characteristics of the electrical signal based on the sensor data; and determining the leakage state associated with the ostomy appliance based on analysis of the values of the one or more characteristics.

The present disclosure relates to a method, performed in an accessory device, for monitoring the current operating state and the future operating state of a base plate of an ostomy appliance. The accessory device comprises an interface configured to communicate with one or more devices of an ostomy system. The interface comprises a display. The ostomy system comprises a monitor device, and / or the ostomy appliance configured to be placed on a skin surface of a user. The ostomy appliance comprises a base plate. The method comprises obtaining monitor data from the monitor device; determining a current operating state of the ostomy appliance based on the monitor data; determining a future operating state of the ostomy appliance based on the monitor data and / or the current operating state; and displaying, on the display, a first user interface screen comprising a first primary user interface object representing the current operating state and / or a first secondary user interface object representing the future operating state.

A base plate and / or a sensor assembly part for an ostomy appliance is disclosed, the base plate and / or the sensor assembly part comprising a first adhesive layer with a proximal side configured for attachment of the base plate and / or the sensor assembly part to the skin surface of a user, the first adhesive layer having a stomal opening with a center point; and a plurality of electrodes including a ground electrode, a first electrode, and a second electrode, the ground electrode comprising a ground connection part, the first electrode comprising a first connection part, and the second electrode comprising a second connection part; wherein the ground electrode forms a ground for the first electrode and the second electrode.

An ostomy appliance comprising: first and second walls connected to each other at or near their peripheries, the first wall having a stoma-receiving opening; a connection member connected to the first wall for attaching the appliance to a user; an aperture located in either of the first and / or second walls for permitting waste gases to exit the appliance; and a multi-layer filter positioned adjacent and covering the aperture on an exterior surface of the respective first and / or second wall. A layer of the filter is hydrophobic and the hydrophobic layer is positioned directly adjacent the respective first and / or second wall. The hydrophobic layer has a first side and a second side where the first side is connected directly to the respective first and / or second wall, where the connection holds the multi-layer filter relative to the wall.

The present hernia belt ostomy support system is designed to provide support to a hernia and house a medical device (e.g., an ostomy appliance) within a compartment, wherein the device is comfortable, supportive, inconspicuous, and aesthetically pleasing.

Embodiments for determining an ostomy appliance wear time based on location data are disclosed. In an embodiment, an accessory device for an ostomy system comprises a monitor device and an ostomy appliance. The ostomy appliance comprises a base plate. The accessory device comprises: a memory, a processor, and a monitor interface coupled to the processor and configured to communicate with the monitor device and obtain monitor data from the monitor device coupled to the ostomy appliance. The processor is configured to determine an operating state of the base plate, determine a location of the accessory device, and determine an actual wear time of the ostomy appliance based on the operating state and the location.

An ostomy appliance that has inner and outer walls of flexible sheet material. The inner wall has a stomal inlet and the outer wall has a gas vent. A separation wall is between the inner and outer walls forming separate first and second chambers and has a liquid and gas permeable separation filter. In use the first chamber is arranged to receive stomal output directed into the ostomy appliance via the stomal inlet. The separation filter is arranged to communicate, from the stomal output in the first chamber, stomal liquid and stomal gas to the second chamber. The gas vent is arranged to allow the stomal gas to migrate from the second chamber to outside of the ostomy appliance.

Embodiments of a base plate and / or a sensor assembly part of an ostomy appliance including selective sensor points are disclosed. The base plate and / or the sensor assembly part comprises: a proximal surface and a plurality of electrodes located distally of the proximal surface. The proximal surface is configured to be attached to a skin surface of a user, and comprises a plurality of sensor point openings arranged circumferentially around a center point at respective radial distances. The plurality of electrodes comprises a first leakage electrode and a second leakage electrode. A sensing part of the first leakage electrode aligns with a first sensor point opening of the plurality of sensor point openings. And, a sensing part of the second leakage electrode aligns with a second sensor point opening of the plurality of sensor point openings to form a leak sensor.

The present application relates to a kind of stomal apparatus, comprising: puncture component, including puncture guide wire, puncture guide wire includes the predetermined structure of remote end, predetermined structure contains puncture needle, puncture guide wire has constraint state and the expansion state that predetermined structure is unbound around puncture needle and is coiled;And cutting component, including outer sleeve and cutting catheter, cutting catheter is used to be movably inserted into outer sleeve, cutting catheter includes the cutting structure of remote end, cutting structure can cut target tissue on target object after the remote end of outer sleeve is stretched;Puncture guide wire is movably inserted into cutting catheter, predetermined structure can be stretched to the remote end of cutting component, to be punctured to target object by puncture needle, predetermined structure can also be changed from constraint state to expansion state to pull target tissue after puncture.So configured, it can simplify the stoma operation process, reduce the risk of cutting tissue drop, reduce the size of instrument.

A base plate (10) for an ostomy appliance is disclosed. The base plate has a proximal surface and a distal surface. The base plate comprises a first adhesive layer (110) having a proximal side including a proximal surface (111) and a distal side including a distal surface (112), an electrode assembly (120) comprising one or more electrodes (120′), and a top film (100) having a proximal surface and a distal surface. The top film is arranged on the distal side of the first adhesive layer. The electrode assembly is arranged on the proximal surface of the top film. The distal surface of the top film is the distal surface of the base plate.

An ostomy appliance comprising a first 11 and second wall 12 connected to each other at or near their peripheries forming a waste collection chamber with a vent 30; a third wall positioned between the first and second walls; wherein the third wall is permanently connected to the first wall; and a first connection prevention member 62 positioned between the second and third walls for preventing permanent connection of the third wall to the second wall. Optionally the connection prevention member is wall or film made from polyester with extends laterally across the appliance.

An ostomy appliance comprising a barrier and a pouch which is adhered to the barrier. The barrier is made of a material comprising a top layer, a reinforcing layer, and an adherent layer. The top layer comprises a base material and upper and lower piles extending from opposite surfaces of said base material. The reinforcing layer being secured to said top layer by a first binder which will bond to said reinforcing layer. The adherent layer comprising a silicone gel which is bonded to said reinforcing layer by a second binder.