Patent ID: 8764716
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An adapter configured between an anus or a perianal stoma of a user and a peripheral device, the adapter comprising: an adhesive plate for securing the adapter to a patient's body, the adhesive plate having a first axis and a second axis perpendicular to and intersecting the first axis, the first axis extending along one of a height and a width of the adhesive plate, a stoma accommodating hole coaxial with the intersection of the first and second axes, and defining a first adhesive zone on a first side of the first axis and a second adhesive zone on a second side of the first axis opposite the first side of the first axis, the first adhesive zone being larger than the second adhesive zone; a coupling plate having an opening; and a flexible tube extending between the adhesive plate and the coupling plate, the flexible tube being expandable in length between the first adhesive plate and the coupling plate, the flexible tube defining a first maximum expansion length on the first side of the first axis and a second maximum expansion length on the second side of the first axis, the first maximum expansion length being less than the second maximum expansion length wherein the first maximum expansion length directs pulling force exerted on the coupling plate to the first adhesive zone.