Patent ID: 7815618

Claim:
A cleansing system for a colostomy bag comprising, a flexible colostomy bag having a fluid supply opening formed at a proximal longitudinal end of the colostomy bag, a drain opening formed at a distal longitudinal end of the colostomy bag and substantially axially aligned with the fluid supply opening, and a stoma opening formed between the fluid supply opening and the drain opening; a manifold shaped to substantially mirror the proximal longitudinal end of the colostomy bag, coupled with the fluid supply opening and formed between the fluid supply opening and the stoma opening, the manifold having a plurality of openings defined therein and a divider disposed thereon, the divider axially aligned with the fluid supply opening; and a fluid supply source to provide fluid under pressure through the fluid supply opening and into the manifold, wherein the divider directs the fluid under pressure to the plurality of holes in the manifold throughout an upper portion of the colostomy bag and the fluid under pressure flows through the drain opening at the distal end of the colostomy bag; and a port to vent gas through an odor-controlling filter.