Patent ID: 6668831
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
An appliance for a stoma extending through a patient's neck into the patient's trachea said appliance comprising:a) a protective cover for attachment to the patient's neck about the stoma, said protective cover having an aperture therethrough for positioning over the entrance of the stoma when said protective cover is attached to the patient's neck adjacent the stoma; b) a housing member including a stoma tube for extending through said aperture of said protective cover and into the entrance of the stoma, and a body for positioning externally of the stoma; said stoma tube having a first end for extending into the stoma, a second end located remote from said first end thereof, and a cavity extending between said first and second ends thereof; said body of said housing member being attached to said second end of said stoma tube and having a cavity communicating with said cavity of said stoma tube and having an airway opening communicating with said cavity; said housing member including a divider wall within said cavity of said body of said housing member for dividing said cavity of said body of said housing member into a discharge chamber for receiving waste through said stoma tube from the patient's trachea and an airway chamber for allowing air to pass from said airway opening of said body of said housing member through said cavities of said body of said housing member and said stoma tube of said housing member and into the patient's trachea; and c) a gasket for forming a seal between said protective cover and said housing member.