Patent ID: 11883317
Assignee: CONVATEC LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An ostomy appliance comprising:
at least one appliance wall of flexible sheet material forming a cavity for containing a stomal output comprising stomal gas and stomal liquid and/or solids, the at least one appliance wall comprising a stomal inlet for receiving the stomal output and a gas vent for allowing the stomal gas to migrate out of the cavity; and
a filter arrangement mounted to the at least one appliance wall and comprising:
at least one filter channel extending from at least one filter channel inlet to a filter channel outlet, wherein the at least one filter channel inlet is located in the cavity for receiving the stomal output from the cavity and the filter channel outlet is mounted in communication with the gas vent for allowing stomal gas to migrate out of the at least one filter channel to the gas vent; and
at least one separation element extending at least partially along the at least one filter channel for maintaining the at least one filter channel in an open configuration along at least part of the at least one filter channel for allowing stomal gas to pass therethough;

wherein the at least one separation element comprises at least one mesh;
wherein the at least one separation element comprises at least one separation element channel therealong for stomal gas to pass through the at least one separation element to the filter channel outlet;
wherein the at least one separation channel is formed between adjacent warps or adjacent wefts of the at least one mesh.