Patent ID: 7261706

Claim:
A package for a disposable ostomy receiving bag, said package comprising a first wall and a second wall in the form of a bag made of a flexible sheet material that is impervious to liquids, said bag extending a length of said first and second walls and having a closed end and an open end that define a sealable compartment configured to receive and confine a used ostomy receiving bag along with its contents to prevent leakage of said contents from said compartment, said bag with said compartment being folded upon itself such that the closed end is brought nearer to the open end to form an inlet opening and a lower portion of the first wall lies adjacent an upper portion of said first wall, side edges of the upper and lower portions of the folded first wall being releasably sealed together to form an additional compartment bounded by the adjacent portions of said first wall, said releasably sealed side edges and said fold, said additional compartment configured to carry a fresh ostomy receiving bag received through said inlet opening.