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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2002
Noriyuki Kanbara, Soka, JP;
Alcare Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a body waste collector which allows the discharge of the gases in the ostomy bag over a long time and is, in addition, highly economical. The body waste collector comprises an ostomy bag formed by sealing together the peripheral edge portions of two films for collecting the body wastes, a faceplate coupled to one film of the ostomy bag, a gas-discharging vent provided in the other film of the ostomy bag so as to connect the inside of the ostomy bag to the outside thereof, and a deodorizing filter disposed so as to communicate with the gas-discharging vent , wherein, between the two films of the ostomy bag, there is disposed an intermediate wall which is comprised of a fluid-impermeable material and divides the space in the ostomy bag into two regions, i.e., the region at the faceplate side and the region at the deodorizing filter side; this intermediate wall is disposed so as to face the whole surfaces of both the opening in the faceplate and the deodorizing filter , and further, in the peripheral portion of the intermediate wall there are formed a plurality of fluid inlets which connect the region at the faceplate side and the region at the deodorizing filter side.