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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2011
Anna Svensby, Västra Frölunda, SE;
Päranders Wärja, Hindäs, SE;
Sofia Lundgren, Göteborg, SE;
MÖLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB, Göteborg, SE;
Abstract
Provided is a body attachment wafer for attaching an ostomy device to a wearer. The body attachment wafer includes a plastic film having an opening therein, a layer of adhesive coated onto one side of the plastic film, and a stiffening layer releasably attached to the plastic film on the side thereof opposite to the side coated with adhesive. The layer of adhesive comprises a region surrounding the opening in the plastic film in which the thickness of the layer of adhesive is decreasing in a direction towards the circumference of the plastic film, the layer of adhesive having its largest thickness adjacent to the opening in the plastic film. The adhesive consists of a silicone gel adhesive having a softness exceeding 8 mm.