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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2000
Inger Mann Nielsen, Frederiksberg, DK;
Eskil Hoejland Olsen, Klampenborg, DK;
Laila Busk Gothjaelpsen, Hvidovre, DK;
Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek, DK;
Abstract
The invention relates to an ostomy appliance comprising a body side member comprising an adhesive wafer or pad for securing the appliance to the user's skin, the wafer or pad having a hole for receiving a stoma, and a separately exchangeable receiving member or bag secured to the body side ostomy member for receiving secretions from the ostomy, the ostomy appliance further comprising a separate sealing member disposed in the hole of the wafer or pad surrounding the stoma wherein the separately exchangeable receiving member or bag is secured releasably to the body side ostomy member by a mechanical fastening means.