Patent ID: 9204990
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for covering an ostomy bag of a patient, the ostomy bag having an ostomy-bag flange, wherein the ostomy-bag flange adheres to the patient's skin surrounding a stoma, the apparatus comprising: protective film means for covering the ostomy bag and its ostomy-bag flange in order to prevent water from reaching the ostomy bag and its ostomy-bag flange; and pressure-sensitive adhesive flange means for attaching the protective film means to a patient, wherein the flange means for attaching is connected to the means for covering, wherein the flange means for attaching has a plurality of areas each having a different thickness, including a first annular area that is adjacent the means for covering and that has a width about half of a total width of the cover flange and having a first thickness, and a second annular area that is adjacent the first annular area and that has a width about half of a total width of the cover flange and having a second thickness that is thinner than the first thickness, wherein the pressure-sensitive flange means for attaching forms a water-resistant seal to an area of the patient's skin, the apparatus further comprising means for extending the water-resistant seal to further cover the patient's umbilicus.