Abstract:
An ostomy appliance body side member or an ostomy appliance comprising an adhesive wafer having a first adhesive surface for securing the appliance to the user's skin, said wafer having a second surface being covered with a carrier sheet which wafer has a hole for receiving a stoma wherein a part of the adhesive wafer surrounding the stoma shows balanced plastic and elastic properties allowing an adaptation of the size of the hole of the ostomy appliance to a stoma by enlarging the hole for accommodating the stoma by rolling up the inner rim thereof forming a torus and wherein a part of the second surface of the wafer surrounding the hole shows surface properties compatible with the first adhesive surface of the adhesive wafer locking the torus to the second surface in its rolled position by the contact between the second surface and the first adhesive surface enables a simple, safe and reliable customisation of the hole of a body side member without the use of tools and at the same time provides means for reducing the risk of causing injury to or constriction of the stoma.
Abstract:
An ostomy appliance comprising a body side member comprising an adhesive wafer for securing the appliance to the user's skin, said wafer having a hole for receiving a stoma, wherein the body side member comprises first substantially annular coupling means for releasable attachment of a separately exchangeable receiving bag to the body side ostomy member for receiving secretions from the stoma, said receiving bag comprising matching substantially annular coupling means, wherein the body side member comprises a separate sealing member for sealing against the stoma, wherein the separate sealing member is in the form of a disc having a centre hole for accommodating the stoma and wherein at least the skin-contacting surface of the disc comprises a mass of a adhesive, wherein the disc facing the skin of the user has a maximum outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the first annular coupling means and wherein the centre hole of the disc has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the stoma-receiving hole of the body side member ensuring that the disc covers all of the surface of the adhesive wafer facing away from the user located between the first annular coupling means and the stoma, said disc being made from a material that may be detached, rinsed and reapplied offers a body side member comprising a sealing member which may be removed. washed and reused, which has a service time at least as long as the body side member, and which reduces the frequency of stressing the skin around the stoma due to exchange of the body side member by protecting the surface of the adhesive wafer from soiling by and attack from the aggressive visceral contents and facilitates the cleaning of the body side member.
Abstract:
An appliance for cleansing a surface area of the skin in the form of a set comprising a body side member comprising an adhesive wafer for securing the appliance to the patient's skin, said wafer or pad having an aperture for receiving a stoma, surrounding a wound, a fistula or a drainage site, and further having first coupling means being fixedly connected to the body side member, and a separately applicable cleansing appliance adapted to fit tightly against the surface of the body and being provided with an inlet for injection of liquid and an outlet, said appliance comprising two walls of flexible material the rear wall having an opening suitable for surrounding the surface area of the skin to be cleansed which opening is surrounded by matching second coupling means adapted for removable coupling and sealing to first coupling means of the body side member, and the front wall being provided with an adapter secured sealingly to the wall and having an opening communicating with an opening in the front wall giving access to the internal space between the front and back walls through the adapter which adapter is suitable for being connected to a supply for cleansing liquid, and an outlet opening the adapter has essentially conical shape and wherein the top and narrow part of the cone is directed away from the patient is easily operated by one person, provides a safe and reliable sealing against the body, is suitable for cleansing a surface area of the skin of a patient, reduces the risk that a vacuum may tend to draw the front wall against the rear wall and causing the bag to collapse and is a cheap device that may be used as a disposable device.
Abstract:
v mouldable mass of a hypoallergenic, substantially non-memory putty-like adhesive for use in connection with an ostomy appliance, said mass comprising: a) 1 to 20 % by weight of a blockcopolymer having a major content of di-block copolymer, b) 5 to 60 % by weight of a tackifying liquid constituent, and c) 1 to 10 % by weight of a waxy constituent has superior quality with respect to cohesion, gives the mass resistance against erosion and at the same time enables the removal of the mass as an integrated unit without leaving residues at the skin.
Abstract:
In an ostomy appliance comprising an adhesive, flexible, skin barrier product for securing the appliance to the user's skin, said skin barrier having a hole for receiving a stoma, ureter or catheter, and said skin barrier comprising, in the surface to be secured to the user's skin, at least a first zone showing adhesive and barrier properties and a second zone showing moisture absorbing properties wherein the first zone comprises a substantially homogeneous mixture of from 15 to 95 % by weight of one or more rubbery components and from 2 to 85 % by weight of a starch, and furthermore may comprise from 0 to 60 % by weight of one or more hydrocolloids, from 0 to 50 % by weight of one or more tackifier resins, from 0 to 10 % by weight of one or more plasticizers and from 0 to 5 % by weight of a pigment, the barrier adhesive 'behaves', in a dry state, rheologically as an adhesive comprising hydrocolloid but which does not absorb moisture in the presence of moisture. Thus, itching when the adhesive is placed on the skin and a light reddening after removal is avoided.
Abstract:
A layered adhesive construction comprising a layer of a mouldable paste (6) wrapped in one or more wrapping layers (5), and comprising a first adhesive layer (3) attached to the wrapping layer on one outer surface of said layer of wrapped mouldable paste where the layered adhesive construction has a symmetrical shape around a central axis of symmetry (1) lying in the plane of the layers of the adhesive construction, and has a hole (2) going through the adhesive construction, which hole is placed with its center on said axis of symmetry so that it divides the central axis of symmetry in two parts; and where an area around at least one of said two parts of the central axis of symmetry consist of one or more backing layers (8) and a layer of adhesive on the same side of the adhesive construction as the first adhesive layer.
Abstract:
A pressure sensitive adhesive composition suitable for medical purposes comprising a rubbery elastomeric base and one or more water soluble or water swellable hydrocolloids, said adhesive composition comprising a substantially homogeneous mixture of 25 - 60 % of one or more polybutenes, 3 - 35% of one or more styrene copolymers, and 20 - 60% of one or more hydrocolloids shows very good properties as an adhesive for ostomy appliances.
Abstract:
In an ostomy appliance comprising an adhesive, flexible, skin barrier product for securing the appliance to the user's skin, said skin barrier having a hole for receiving a stoma, ureter or catheter, and said skin barrier comprising, in the surface to be secured to the user's skin, at least a first zone showing adhesive and barrier properties and a second zone showing moisture absorbing properties wherein the first zone comprises a substantially homogeneous mixture of from 15 to 95 % by weight of one or more rubbery components and from 2 to 85 % by weight of a starch, and furthermore may comprise from 0 to 60 % by weight of one or more hydrocolloids, from 0 to 50 % by weight of one or more tackifier resins, from 0 to 10 % by weight of one or more plasticizers and from 0 to 5 % by weight of a pigment, the barrier adhesive 'behaves', in a dry state, rheologically as an adhesive comprising hydrocolloid but which does not absorb moisture in the presence of moisture. Thus, itching when the adhesive is placed on the skin and a light reddening after removal is avoided.