Patent ID: 7727205

Claim:
An ostomy device comprising: a body side member with an adhesive plate for being fastened on the user, said body side member having an opening for receiving an ostomy and a first flange manufactured from a material with a first tensile strength; a collecting bag including a coupling element having a second flange manufactured from a material with a second tensile strength, said first flange being configured for repeated and removable adhesive connection to said coupling element; and a flexible layer bonded to an outer surface of said second flange and an adhesive layer affixed to said flexible layer so that said flexible layer is sandwiched between the adhesive layer and the second flange, said bond between the outer surface of the second flange and the flexible layer being stronger than a connection between the first flange and the adhesive layer of said collecting bag coupling element, said flexible layer having a yield strength exceeding an adhesive strength of the adhesive layer.