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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 1983
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Brian S Alexander, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604339 ; 604341 ;
Abstract
An ostomy appliance in which a pair of semi-rigid coupling rings and a flexible, resilient web are utilized for detachably connecting a collection pouch to a flexible faceplate. The appliance consists of two main parts: a pouch on which one of the coupling rings is mounted, and a faceplate to which the other of the rings is connected by means of the flexible annular web. The web allows limited floating action between the second coupling ring and the faceplate.