OSTOMY BAG WITH COUPLING

• Main Authors: MALLING, JESPER, HESSEL, LASSE L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 12.07.2001
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

An ostomy bag (8) with a wall (10) of a flexible material and a first coupli ng member (14) for detachably coupling the ostomy bag with an implant (9), for example an implant surrounding the stoma, and designed with a circumferentia l groove (15). The first coupling member (14) is a spring ring (1) composed of a spring wire (2) having end parts (3) extending a distance past each other. Along the opening (13) of the ostomy bag, an edge reinforcement (14) is made by joining of at least a part of the spring ring (1) and an area of the wall (10) of the ostomy bag, and on each end part (3) of the spring wire is a handle (4) for opening the spring ring (1) on overcoming the spring power in said spring ring so that the edge reinforcement (14) can pass over the circumferential groove (15) of the implant (9) at mounting and decoupling of the ostomy bag (8). In a simple manner and without causing the stomi-operate d patient any incomvenience, the ostomy bag (8) can be coupled on for example an implant (9) to form a tightfitting connection between the implant (9) and th e ostomy bag (8), and can be quickly and easily decoupled the implant in a similarly simple manner when the ostomy bag is to be changed.