摘要 |
An improved colostomy waste removal method and apparatus which comprises an adhesive pad adhered to a patient's stomach. The pad contains a generally central hole which fits over the stoma and through which a severed ileum protrudes. The pad includes a hole sized to receive the patient's ileum. The pad bears a removable waste receiving vehicle, e.g., bag into which excrement flows from the stomach via the small intestine and ileum. The pad is adapted to be replaced from time to time and the patient must make a hole through which the ileum must pass. To this end, a pre-shaped cutting tool with a selectable one of a number of hole sizes is employed to readily make the requisite size hole in the pad. |