Patent ID: 7470263
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An ostomy system for receiving bodily waste, comprising: a gas impermeable outer bag; a water impermeable inner bag enclosed within the outer bag; a coupling system for attaching the bag to the body of a patient and for securing the inner bag in relation to the patient's body and for securing the outer bag in relation to the inner bag, the coupling system defining an orifice to enable bodily waste from a stoma to be received by the inner bag, said coupling system including, the inner bag being sealed to an outer surface of the outer flange so that flatus gases may only escape from the inner bag through the barrier, and the gas impermeable outer bag being arranged such that flatus gases escaping the inner bag through the barrier enter the outer bag, said outer bag including an outlet with a flatus filter for releasing flatus gases from the outer bag to the environment.