Patent ID: 8998868
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A disposable ostomy bag assembly comprising: a bag for receiving bodily waste materials, the bag having an outside; a compactable sheath adapted for closing and sealing the bag after use, the compactable sheath having a first end and a second end; and a flange for securing the assembly to a face-plate positioned on the body of a patient and provided with an orifice to enable bodily waste to be received by the bag, the flange having an outer perimeter; wherein said bag and the first end of the sheath are jointly secured to said flange, said compactable sheath extending around an outer perimeter of the flange, and wherein the sheath is constructed to extend from the outside of the bag at the sheath first end to the face plate at the sheath second end, wherein the second end of the sheath is constructed for connecting to the face plate.