US4372308A
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Ostomy bag including filter means
Assignee: Kingsdown Medical Consultants Ltd
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Filing: 1978-07-10
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Granted: 1983-02-08
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Expires: 1998-07-10
Abstract
Abstract An ostomy bag formed by welding two sheets of plastic material substantially around their periphery. The rear wall of the bag includes means to attach the bag to the user and the peripheral seal is interrupted at one or more places along the top edge of the bag. Filtering material such as carbon cloth or a housing containing filtering material can be welded in place between the front and rear walls of the bag at the opening in the peripheral seal. In one preferred embodiment, the filter element comprises a mounting block sealed into the top peripheral edge and a cartridge containing filtering material which is inserted in the mounting block.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter L. Steer
- 👤 John V. Edwards
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 11:16
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F5/00; A61F5/44; A61F5/441
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
An ostomy bag formed by a front wall and a rear wall both of plastics material welded together around their periphery except at a portion of one edge which is at the top of the bag when it is in normal use, filtering means comprising a flat hollow housing the interior of which is provided with filtering material, said housing is formed from synthetic plastics material and is a thin substantially rectangular block whose long sides intersect at both ends of said block to form tapers when said block is viewed in section parallel to the gas path therethrough, said housing having a plurality of holes therethrough leading from the interior to the exterior of said bag, said bag walls being welded to the long sides of said housing so as to form a gas tight seal at the top edge of said bag, and said rear bag wall having an opening adapted to receive the stoma of the user.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
An ostomy bag formed by a front wall and a rear wall both of plastics material welded together around their periphery except at a portion of one edge which is at the top of the bag when it is in normal use, filtering means comprising a flat hollow housing the interior of which is provided with filtering material, said housing is formed from synthetic plastics material and is a thin substantially rectangular block whose long sides intersect at both ends of said block to form tapers when said block is viewed in section parallel to the gas path therethrough, said housing having a plurality of holes therethrough leading from the interior to the exterior of said bag, said bag walls being welded to the long sides of said housing so as to form a gas tight seal at the top edge of said bag, and said rear bag wall having an opening adapted to receive the stoma of the user.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A bag according to claim 1 in which said filtering material is activated carbon cloth.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A bag according to claim 1 including on said rear wall around the stoma opening means to attach the bag directly or indirectly to the body of the user.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
154 words
An ostomy bag formed by a front wall and a rear wall both of plastics material welded together around their periphery except at a portion of one edge which is at the top of the bag when it is in normal use, an insert block of synthetic plastics material, said bag walls welded to the outer periphery of said insert to form a gas tight seal at the top edge of said bag, said insert having a plurality of holes therethrough leading from the interior to the exterior of said bag, and a filter cartridge having a series of hollow pins dimensioned to fit snugly in said holes and a filter-receiving compartment containing filtering material, the arrangement being such that gas passing from the interior to the exterior of said bag passes through said hollow pins, into and through the filtering material in said cartridge, and out of an escape vent from said cartridge.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
154 words
An ostomy bag formed by a front wall and a rear wall both of plastics material welded together around their periphery except at a portion of one edge which is at the top of the bag when it is in normal use, an insert block of synthetic plastics material, said bag walls welded to the outer periphery of said insert to form a gas tight seal at the top edge of said bag, said insert having a plurality of holes therethrough leading from the interior to the exterior of said bag, and a filter cartridge having a series of hollow pins dimensioned to fit snugly in said holes and a filter-receiving compartment containing filtering material, the arrangement being such that gas passing from the interior to the exterior of said bag passes through said hollow pins, into and through the filtering material in said cartridge, and out of an escape vent from said cartridge.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A bag according to claim 4 in which said cartridge filter material is activated carbon cloth.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A bag according to claim 4 including on said rear wall around the stoma opening means to attach the bag directly or indirectly to the body of the user.
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