Patent ID: 7160274

Claim:
An appliance for cleansing a surface area of the skin, said appliance being in the form of a set comprising: a) a body side member including an adhesive wafer for securing the appliance to the patient's skin, said wafer having an aperture for receiving a stoma, surrounding a wound, a fistula or a drainage site, and further having a first coupling element fixedly connected to the body side member; and b) a separately applicable cleansing appliance adapted to fit tightly against the surface of the body side member and including an inlet for injection of liquid and an outlet opening, said cleansing appliance further including, a front wall and a rear wall of flexible material defining an internal space there between, said rear wall being adjacent said adhesive wafer and said front wall being separated from said adhesive wafer by said rear wall and said internal space; the rear wall having an opening suitable for surrounding the surface area of the skin to be cleansed, said opening being surrounded by a second coupling element adapted for removable coupling and sealing to the first coupling element of the body side member; the front wall being provided with an adapter secured sealingly thereto, said cleansing appliance inlet being in said adapter and communicating with an opening in the front wall giving access to the internal space between the front and rear walls through the adapter, said adapter being suitable for being connected to a supply of cleansing liquid; and said appliance being provided with a plurality of holes that are separate from said rear and front wall openings, said holes are arranged around a perimeter of said front wall opening and are, said holes being configured in said front wall to provide a venturi effect drawing air into the cleaning appliance together with the cleansing liquid.