Patent ID: 8945076
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A one-piece ostomy appliance adapted to be removably attached to a patient for receiving discharge from a stoma of the patient, comprising: a pouch that defines a cavity; a first opening defined by the pouch for receiving a stoma and communicating discharge from the stoma into the cavity; a flexible face plate having a first side secured to the pouch and a second opposing side that includes an adhesive for securing the pouch to a patient, the flexible face plate formed from one or more layers of a thin flexible polymeric material; a second opening defined by the face plate and generally aligned with the first opening; and one or more tabs for coupling a belt thereto, wherein the one or more tabs are coupled directly to the face plate, wherein the first side of the face plate is secured to the pouch by a seal in a generally annularly shaped area, and the one or more tabs are attached to the first side of the face plate outside of the annularly shaped area such that the one or more tabs are attached on the first side between the annularly shaped area and outer peripheral edges of the face plate, such that the one or more tabs and the pouch are attached separately and apart from each other on the same surface of the flexible face plate, wherein any structure that is integrally formed with the one or more tabs is not directly attached to the pouch, wherein the one or more tabs are arranged between the flexible face plate and the pouch, and wherein the flexible face plate with the one or more tabs attached thereon maintains the flexibility of the face plate.