Patent ID: 6056687
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
A device for treating leakage from an external orifice in the body of a patient, which device comprises a first member having a body-contacting first surface and an opposing second surface having an aperture extending between the first and second surfaces, which first surface is attachable to the body of the patient with said aperture positioned over said orifice, and a second member integral with said second surface, which second member comprises a valve mounted over said aperture, said valve is defined by a foldable extension about the aperture from the second surface, which extension folds between a closed position wherein the extension is folded inwardly upon itself to form a closure over the aperture and an open position wherein the extension extends outwardly to define a flow path from the aperture to the exterior, which valve extension has a closed position which prevents leakage of fluid through the device and an open position which allows fluid from said orifice to flow through said aperture when desired, the closed and open positions being achievable without removing the device from the body of the patient.