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Ostomy appliance with three-lement coupling ring assembly

US4889534A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 23, 1988
Grant dateDec 26, 1989
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Expiry dateAug 23, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F5/448
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ostomy appliance including a collection pouch, an adhesive faceplate for adherence to a patient, and a coupling ring assembly detachably connecting the pouch and faceplate together. The coupling ring assembly comprises a pair of flexible plastic latching rings capable of being connected together by axially-applied forces and a soft, deformable, sealing ring interposed between, and axially compressed by, opposing wall portions of the latching rings.

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