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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012

Filed:

Nov. 27, 2006
Applicants:

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;

Inventors:

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;

Assignee:

ConvTec Technologies Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/20 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/44 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A controlled evacuation ostomy appliance including a collection pouch, and an urging device for applying a sealing force through the pouch wall to seal the stoma. The pouch wall may seal directly against the stoma, or the pouch may have an internal sealing member that is pressed by the pouch wall against the stoma. The urging device provides an adjustable sealing force. The pouch may be disposable. The urging device may be reusable with a replacement pouch.


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