Patent · US Expired

Sound-insulated gas-diverting colostomy container

US6050983A · kind A · utility

67Cited by

6References

2Claims

0Family size

Inventors

Diane Moore · Suwanee, US
Frank R. Lancaster · Washington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 27, 1998
Grant date	Apr 18, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 27, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S128/24
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A colostomy container that is worn by individuals who are in need of a means of passing feces and urine. The container isolates flatus from fecal matter and is capable of containing both excrement elements in separate chambers. Particularly, the stool is collected in a bottom chamber that is disposable, and a spring actuated ball check prohibits reverse flow of fecal matter back into the stoma. The flatus is collected in a top chamber where it is deodorized with a graphite filter and vented. The center of the container is insulated with foam to reduce noise resulting from waste products exiting the stoma and entering the container.

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