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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2004
Applicant:
Claudio Giori, Riverwoods, IL (US);
Inventor:
Claudio Giori, Riverwoods, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/445 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A biodegradable and toilet-flushable body waste collection pouch, and an appliance in which such pouch constitutes the inner pouch of a peelably separable pouch-in- pouch system, are disclosed. The walls of the inner pouch are composed of an ultra-thin, heat-sealable film impermeable to body wastes comprising a plasticized biodegradable polyester or copolyester externally covered by a soft, porous, water-disintegratable cover layer of biodegradable and water-dispersible fibers.