Ostomy appliance
US12318324B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/445
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ostomy appliance comprising an inner wall and an outer wall that define a cavity for containing a stomal output, the ostomy appliance having an upper section, a lower section and a waisted section that is located between the upper section and the lower section. The upper section has a maximum width (A) that is greater than a maximum width (B) of the lower section and the waisted section has a minimum width (C) that is less than the maximum width (B) of the lower section. The waisted section has a left-hand edge that is smoothly rounded and a right-hand edge that is smoothly rounded, and both the left-hand edge and the right-hand edge smoothly blend, respectively, into left-hand edges and right-hand edges of the upper section and the lower section.
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