Ostomy appliance coupling with viscoelastic liner
US4808173A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 28, 1988 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S285/915
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A coupling ring assembly for an ostomy appliance in which one of the rings has a generally radially-facing annular channel for receiving and detachably engaging a latching flange of the other of the rings, the channel having a deformable liner of viscoelastic polymeric material secured therein. In a preferred embodiment, the liner also has pressure-sensitive adhesive properties.
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