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

Claim 0:
1. A body side member of an ostomy appliance, the body side member comprising:
an adhesive that forms at least a portion of 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 adhesive and the cover layer of the body side member, where the stoma receiving opening is adaptable for placement over a stoma; and
a plurality of openings formed in and extending through 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 plurality of openings formed through the cover layer to neutralize enzymes in the stomal output present on the distal surface of the body side member.