Patent ID: 8740867
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A one-piece ostomy appliance comprising: a single bag, the single bag is a body waste collection bag having a front wall and a rear wall; an opening formed in the rear wall of the single bag and configured to receive a stoma; an adhesive wafer having a hole alignable with the opening formed in the rear wall of the single bag, a first side of the wafer having a skin securing adhesive layer and a second side of the wafer positioned to abut the rear wall of the single bag, the second side of the wafer including a single adhesive attachment ring surrounding the hole; and a first edge of the opening formed in the rear wall of the single bag is permanently secured to the single adhesive attachment ring and a remaining second edge of the opening formed in the rear wall of the single bag is adhesively attached to the single adhesive attachment ring, the remaining second edge of the opening formed in the rear wall of the single bag is removable from and resealable to the single adhesive attachment ring and so configured to allow the remaining second edge of the opening formed in the rear wall of the single bag to be removed from the single adhesive attachment ring for accessing and for viewing of the stoma.