Patent ID: 7842018

Claim:
A colostomy bag system for collecting waste and cleansing while the bag is worn in an operable position on a wearer, said system comprising: a colostomy bag having a top, an opening into an interior of the bag adjacent said top, a bottom end which is adapted to be repeatedly opened and sealed, and a first plastic ring formed with a first flange attached to the exterior of the bag surrounding the opening; and an attachment patch having an inlet therethrough and adhesive on a back thereof adapted to directly attach to the skin of the wearer proximate a stoma of the wearer with the inlet surrounding the stoma, said patch further including a circular manifold attached to a front of the patch surrounding the inlet, the manifold having a plurality of holes arranged in a circumferential relationship around a perimeter of the manifold with each of the plurality of holes in fluid communication with the inlet, a second plastic ring formed with a second flange, the second ring attached to the front of the patch surrounding the manifold, the second ring spaced from the manifold to define a circular cavity therebetween, and an access tube connected to the second ring for delivering fluid from an outside fluid source for passage first to the cavity, then through the plurality of holes of the manifold, the plurality of holes sized and oriented for spraying fluid radially toward a center of the manifold; wherein, in the operable position, the first flange on the colostomy bag is adapted to snap together with the second flange on the patch for creating a fluid tight seal between the stoma and the interior of the bag; and wherein, when the colostomy bag is worn in said operable position, the bag collects digestive waste when the bottom end is sealed, and while still worn in the operable position, the colostomy bag is internally irrigated and cleaned and surfaces of the stoma exposed within the inlet are simultaneously externally cleaned when the bottom end is opened and fluid delivered from the outside fluid source.