Patent ID: 11931287
Assignee: COLOPLAST A/S
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 21:
22. An ostomy appliance comprising:
an ostomy bag attachable to a distal surface of a body side member, with the body side member comprising:
an adhesive applied to a proximal surface of the body side member, where the adhesive is adapted to secure the body side member to skin;
a cover layer that forms a distal surface of the body side member;
a releasable material between the adhesive and the cover layer, where the releasable material includes a neutralizer;
a stoma receiving opening extending through the body side member, where the stoma receiving opening is adaptable for placement over a stoma; and
a spiral opening formed in the cover layer;
wherein the releasable material is configured to swell in response to absorption of moisture from a stomal output and the neutralizer is released from the releasable material and passes through the spiral opening formed in the cover layer to neutralize enzymes in the stomal output present within the ostomy bag on the distal surface of the body side member.