Patent ID: 8979812
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A stoma pad configured to cooperate with a fluid handling tube inserted into a body wound to seal the body wound, the stoma pad comprising: a flexible annular pad having a generally flat bottom surface; a thin, flexible cover, the cover forming a convex annular wall extending upwardly from the bottom surface, the cover comprised of a first material; a pliant and flexible second material encased in the cover; a circular hole extending through the center of the convex annular wall and the bottom surface, wherein the circular hole allows the stoma pad to be secured on the fluid handling tube, wherein a generally circular inside wall surface of the convex annular wall extends upwardly from the bottom surface, defines a circular hole, and is tapered toward the convex annular wall; and a slit extending through said convex annular wall and bottom surface, wherein said slit is shaped to form a tongue on one side thereof and a recess on the opposite side thereof for receiving said tongue and forming a fluid seal therebetween.