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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2009
Applicant:
Bret Weig, Browns Mills, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Bret Weig, Browns Mills, NJ (US);
Assignee:
CONVATEC TECHNOLOGIES INC., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/445 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/445 (2013.01); A61F 2005/4455 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stoma extender includes a first end for insertion into a stoma for diverting stomal effluent into the stoma extender before the effluent exits the stoma; a second end for remaining external of the stoma, for providing a discharge exit for stomal effluent; and a conduit portion coupled between the first and second ends for communicating stomal effluent through the stoma extender, wherein the length of the conduit portion is adjustable stably, to permit adaptation of the stoma extender to an individual's stoma.