Patent ID: 9226848
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A61F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A percutaneous ostomy implant for implantation into the abdominal wall of a patient, the implant comprising: a cylindrical part for mounting an external detachable device thereto; an ingrowth mesh; and a circular flange for anchoring the implant; wherein the cylindrical part and circular flange are attached to opposite ends of the ingrowth mesh; wherein the ingrowth mesh has an exterior surface that is exposed and completely unobstructed to allow direct and unbroken contact with the abdominal wall in the region adjacent to the circular flange as well as adjacent to the epidermis, thereby permitting tissue ingrowth through the mesh from its attachment to the flange to the skin surface, and wherein the cylindrical part is spaced sufficiently from the flange axially such that when the implant is implanted in the abdominal wall of a patient, the ingrowth mesh is arranged to meet and contact the epidermis of the patient so that the epidermis can infiltrate the ingrowth mesh and attach therethrough directly to serosal tissue of a bowel segment located inside the implant.