Patent ID: 9039668
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A body attachment wafer for attaching an ostomy device to a wearer, comprising: a plastic film having an opening therein, a layer of hydrophobic adhesive coated onto one side of said plastic film, and a stiffening layer releasably attached to said plastic film on the side thereof opposite to the side coated with the hydrophobic adhesive, wherein the layer of the hydrophobic adhesive is configured to adhere to skin and comprises a region surrounding the opening in the plastic film in which the thickness of the layer of adhesive is decreasing in a direction towards the circumference of the plastic film, the layer of adhesive having its largest thickness adjacent to the opening in the plastic film, and wherein the layer of the hydrophobic adhesive consists of a hydrophobic silicone gel adhesive having a softness exceeding 8 mm.