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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:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Graham E. Steer, London, GB;
Assignee:
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/44 ;
Abstract
An ostomy pouch coupling member includes a filter assembly having a filter housing with a bore. A filter element is insertable into the bore, and is ejectable from the bore into the ostomy pouch by pushing the filter element. The filter element may be made of superabsorbent material.