US4723951A
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Gas filter arrangement for ostomy or ileostomy bags
Assignee: ER Squibb and Sons LLC
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Filing: 1986-06-19
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Granted: 1988-02-09
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Expires: 2006-06-19
Abstract
Abstract An ostomy bag has a filter attached to it by a series of plural sequentially peelable adhesive annuli.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter L. Steer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 23:17
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F5/00; A61F5/44; A61F5/441
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
50 words
An ostomy bag including a vent whereby flatus gases can escape from the bag, a gas filter with the vent for filtering the flatus gases escaping from the bag, and a series of plural sequentially peelable adhesive annuli means superimposed on one another and attaching said filter to the bag.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
50 words
An ostomy bag including a vent whereby flatus gases can escape from the bag, a gas filter with the vent for filtering the flatus gases escaping from the bag, and a series of plural sequentially peelable adhesive annuli means superimposed on one another and attaching said filter to the bag.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A bag according to claim 1 in which each annulus has a gripping tab.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A bag according to claim 1 including an intervening wall perforated with a plurality of holes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A bag according to claim 3 in which the intervening wall is secured in position by the same peripheral weld which joins the bag front and rear wall together.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
74 words
A method of changing a flatus filter adhesively attached on an ostomy bag by a stack of plural superimposed adhesive annuli which comprises peeling off the top one of adhesive annuli of the stack to which the filter is adhesively attached to expose an adhesive surface on an annulus which is lower down in the stack of adhesive annuli, providing a new filter, and sticking the new filter to the adhesive surface so exposed.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
74 words
A method of changing a flatus filter adhesively attached on an ostomy bag by a stack of plural superimposed adhesive annuli which comprises peeling off the top one of adhesive annuli of the stack to which the filter is adhesively attached to expose an adhesive surface on an annulus which is lower down in the stack of adhesive annuli, providing a new filter, and sticking the new filter to the adhesive surface so exposed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
An ostomy bag including a vent whereby flatus gases can escape from the bag, a gas filter associated with the vent for filtering the flatus gases escaping from the bag, and a series of plural sequentially superimposed peelable annuli, each with an adhesive coating on both sides, said series including perforated discs of release material interleaved with the adhesive annuli.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
An ostomy bag including a vent whereby flatus gases can escape from the bag, a gas filter associated with the vent for filtering the flatus gases escaping from the bag, and a series of plural sequentially superimposed peelable annuli, each with an adhesive coating on both sides, said series including perforated discs of release material interleaved with the adhesive annuli.
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