Surgery – Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material – Receptacle attached to or inserted within body to receive...
Patent
1993-08-02
1994-12-13
Kruter, Jerome L.
Surgery
Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material
Receptacle attached to or inserted within body to receive...
604335, 553854, A61F 544
Patent
active
053725948
ABSTRACT:
A manual gas vent assembly for use in venting gas from the interior of a conventional unvented ostomy collection pouch include a valve assembly having an open position, which permits gas to pass therethrough and a closed position, for preventing gas to pass therethrough. The valve assembly has an input portion for communicating with the interior of the ostomy collection pouch and an output portion for communicating with the atmosphere and a mounting device for mounting the valve assembly to a selected portion of the wall of the ostomy collection pouch. The mounting device releasably contains therein a portion of the valve assembly so as to position the input portion thereof proximate the interior of the ostomy collection pouch, and the output portion of the valve assembly proximate to the atmosphere. Also included is an absorbent pad suitable for receiving an antiseptic and/or deodorant.
Also provided is a method for installing a valve assembly on an unvented ostomy collection pouch which includes the steps of providing a valve assembly; providing means for removably retaining a valve assembly; puncturing a hole through a selected portion of the ostomy collection pouch; inserting the valve assembly through the hole and removably affixing the valve assembly in place to the ostomy collection pouch with the removable retaining means.
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patent: 4367742 (1983-01-01), Ornstein
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Colacello Albert A.
Colacello Michael A.
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