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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2004
Geraint Davies, Cambridge, GB;
John Cline, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Christopher C. Gregory, Newtown, PA (US);
Alan Cucknell, Cambridge, GB;
Julian Scarfe, Cambridge, GB;
Pete Cauwood, Cambridge, GB;
Geraint Davies, Cambridge, GB;
John Cline, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Christopher C. Gregory, Newtown, PA (US);
Alan Cucknell, Cambridge, GB;
Julian Scarfe, Cambridge, GB;
Pete Cauwood, Cambridge, GB;
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An ostomy plug is described comprising first and second chambers having adjacent ends coupled to, and in fluid communication with, each other. The first chamber may be for insertion into a stoma. The second chamber may contain fluid for inflating the first chamber when the second chamber is squeezed or otherwise compressed. The plug may have a figure-of-eight configuration. The plug may be configured to permit venting of flatus while obstructing escape of other body waste from the stoma. The plug may incorporate an insertion aid for aiding insertion into a stoma. The plug may also incorporate a device for regulating the inflation pressure of the fluid to avoid undesirably high inflation pressures in the stoma.