Patent ID: 8002759

Claim:
A disposable ostomy receiving bag comprising front and rear walls sealed permanently together continuously along an entirety of a rim thereof and having a top end bounded by an uppermost edge of the bag defined by a first portion of the sealed rim and a bottom end bounded by a lowermost edge of the bag defined by a second portion of the sealed rim, said top end of the rear wall being provided with an inlet opening, said receiving bag including a cover of a sheet material covering at least part of one of said walls, said cover sheet covering only a portion of a top end of the corresponding wall to form a pocket and being provided with an unattached or cut edge placed at a first distance from said uppermost edge, the first distance being from 50% to 75% of a longest dimension of said front wall extending from said uppermost edge to said lowermost edge, the bottom end of the bag being folded back and extending under the cover sheet to form a reduced collecting volume for said bag when folded.