Patent ID: 6966901

Claim:
An ostomy carrier device comprising: a flexible adhesive base plate for securing the carrier device to a user's skin around a stoma, the base plate having an opening for receiving the stoma; a circumferential flange made of a flexible material connected to the base plate, the circumferential flange having a first surface facing towards the base plate, a second opposite surface facing away from the base plate, an inner portion with an inner edge, an outer portion with an outer edge, and a substantially circumferential hinge formed between and being more flexible than the outer and inner portions of said flange, said flange being attached to the base plate corresponding to an innermost edge portion of the flange, the second surface of the flange being adapted for removable and adhesive connection with an ostomy collecting bag; said carrier device defining a general plane of reference, a thickness thereof being defined in a direction perpendicular thereto; said outer portion of the flange being free to move relative to the base plate; and the outer portion of the flange being more flexible than the inner portion of the flange.