Patent ID: 6387082
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An ostomy appliance or wound drainage device comprising:(a) a receptacle; (b) a single pair of first and second coupling devices, said first coupling device having a first surface operatively engaged to the receptacle and an opposed surface for releasably engaging the second coupling device to form a releasable fluid tight seal therewith; and (c) said second coupling device having a first surface for operative contact with a patient's skin and an opposed surface for releasably coupling to the first coupling device at said opposed surface thereof, at least one of the respective opposed surfaces of said first and second coupling devices having thereon a washable adhesive composition capable of providing a releasable fluid tight seal substantially free of contaminants when the first and second coupling devices are coupled to each other, said first and second coupling devices being releasable from each other while the second coupling device remains in operative contact with the patient's skin.