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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2018
Applicant:
3 West C, Llc, Tyler, TX (US);
Inventors:
Luis Fernandez, Tyler, TX (US);
Charles Gordon, Tyler, TX (US);
Assignee:
3 WEST C, LLC., Tyler, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/44 (2006.01); A61F 5/443 (2006.01); A61F 5/448 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/442 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/4401 (2013.01); A61F 5/442 (2013.01); A61F 5/443 (2013.01); A61F 5/4405 (2013.01); A61F 5/448 (2013.01); A61M 1/90 (2021.05); A61F 2005/4486 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ostomy apparatus comprising a flexible container having an interior chamber for receiving waste from a patient's stoma and an opening for surrounding the stoma, a housing coupled to the container, wherein the housing is configured to accommodate an absorbent material that surrounds the stoma, a port configured to provide fluid communication between the housing and a pressure source; and an adhesive layer configured to seal the housing to skin around the stoma.