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US4451258A
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Ostomy bag with an adjustable vent
Assignee: ER Squibb and Sons LLC
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Filing: 1982-03-04
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Granted: 1984-05-29
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Expires: 2002-03-04
Abstract
Abstract An air vent for an ostomy bag has a variable flow rate so that the flow rate through a deodorizing filter housed in the vent can be varied to enhance the effectiveness of the filter. The vent also permits precise control over the degree of inflation of the bag.
Inventors
- 👤 Ole R. Jensen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:15
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F5/00; A61F5/44; A61F5/441; A61F2005/4415
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
244 words
In combination, an ostomy bag, having an interior portion, and a vent therefor, said vent comprising a housing; an interior chamber within said housing; a plug extending outwardly from said housing; filtering means in said interior chamber of said housing for filtering gas flowing through said housing; permitting means for permitting gas in said ostomy bag to flow through said housing to the atmosphere, said permitting means including said interior chamber of said housing, at least one opening provided in an outer edge of said housing and communicating with said interior chamber of said housing and a passageway provided in said plug and communicating with said interior chamber of said housing; coupling means fixed to said ostomy bag for releasably coupling said housing to said ostomy bag, said coupling means including a channel which is in constant communication with said interior portion of said ostomy bag and receiving means for releasably receiving said plug of said housing such that in a first position said passageway in said plug communicates with said channel in said coupling means, whereby gas in said interior of said ostomy bag may flow through said housing to the atmosphere, and in a second position said passageway in said plug does not communicate with said channel in said coupling means, whereby gas in said interior of said ostomy bag may not flow through said housing to the atmosphere; and adjusting means for adjusting the rate of gas flow through said housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
244 words
In combination, an ostomy bag, having an interior portion, and a vent therefor, said vent comprising a housing; an interior chamber within said housing; a plug extending outwardly from said housing; filtering means in said interior chamber of said housing for filtering gas flowing through said housing; permitting means for permitting gas in said ostomy bag to flow through said housing to the atmosphere, said permitting means including said interior chamber of said housing, at least one opening provided in an outer edge of said housing and communicating with said interior chamber of said housing and a passageway provided in said plug and communicating with said interior chamber of said housing; coupling means fixed to said ostomy bag for releasably coupling said housing to said ostomy bag, said coupling means including a channel which is in constant communication with said interior portion of said ostomy bag and receiving means for releasably receiving said plug of said housing such that in a first position said passageway in said plug communicates with said channel in said coupling means, whereby gas in said interior of said ostomy bag may flow through said housing to the atmosphere, and in a second position said passageway in said plug does not communicate with said channel in said coupling means, whereby gas in said interior of said ostomy bag may not flow through said housing to the atmosphere; and adjusting means for adjusting the rate of gas flow through said housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A vent according to claim 1, wherein said plug is rotatably received in said receiving means of said coupling means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A vent according to claim 2, wherein said adjusting means adjusts the rate of gas flow through said housing in response to the rotational movement of said housing relative to said coupling means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A vent according to claim 3, wherein the degree of communication between said passageway in said plug and said channel in said coupling means is infinitely variable in response to the rotational movement of said housing relative to said coupling means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
74 words
A vent according to claim 1, wherein said housing includes a base and a lid hingedly attached to said base such that said lid is pivotable between a first position in which said lid cooperates with said base to form said interior chamber of said housing and a second position in which said lid is pivoted away from said base to permit said filtering means to be removed from said interior chamber and replaced.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A vent according to claim 1, wherein said filtering means has a corrugated shape.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A vent according to claim 6, wherein said filtering means is a flexible filter element.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
A vent according to claim 7, wherein said lid includes at least one projection extending towards said base and said base includes at least one projection extending towards said lid, said projections cooperating with each other to impart a corrugated shape to said flexible filter element.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A vent according to claim 8, wherein said filter element is a piece of porous cloth.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
A vent according to claim 9, wherein said porous cloth is perfumated.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
A vent according to claim 8, wherein said filter element is a sheet of foam embedded with particles of activated carbon.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
A vent according to claim 1, wherein said coupling means is permanently attached to an interior surface of the ostomy bag, such that a portion of the bag overlies said receiving means of said coupling means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
A vent according to claim 12, wherein said plug of said housing includes puncturing means for puncturing the portion of the ostomy bag overlying said receiving means of said coupling means during the insertion of said plug into said receiving means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A vent according to claim 13, wherein said puncturing means is a cutting edge provided on said plug of said housing.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
A vent according to claim 1, further comprising indicating means for indicating the rate of gas flow through said housing.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-05-29 | 1987-11-28 | 1988-05-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-05-29 | 1991-11-28 | 1992-05-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-05-29 | 1995-11-28 | 1996-05-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |