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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael A. Metz, Chicago, IL (US);
Walter F. Leise, Jr., Lindenhurst, IL (US);
Ernest J. Wicker, Island Lake, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/44 ;
Abstract
A snap-in insert is disclosed for use with the faceplate of an ostomy appliance. The faceplate includes a convex pressure ring and an adhesive barrier pad or wafer that extends over the convex surface of that ring. The insert has an apertured support wall that is flexible but sufficiently stiff to support and thereby brace the barrier pad about the faceplate's stoma-receiving opening.