| 摘要 |
A belt for supporting an ostomy pouch. The belt is wearable by an intended user having a waist. The ostomy pouch is attachable to a stom a extending from the intended user. The belt includes a stretchable band for supporting the ostomy pouch, the stretchable band being positionable substantially in register with the waist of the intended user and substantially in register with the ostomy pouch. The stretchable band defining a band lower edge and a susbtantially opposed band upper edge. The stretchable band further defines a pressure exerting direction extending substantially perpendicularly from the band towards the intended user. A first band reinforcement is operatively coupled to at least one of the band lower or upper edges for opposing, at least in part, a substantially circumferential elongation of the stretchable band. The stretchable band is configured, sized and provided with a band elasticity such that: the stretchable band exerts substantially no force onto the ostomy pouch in the pressure exerting direction when the ostomy pouch is substantially empty, and the stretchable band exerts a band force onto the ostomy pouch in the pressure exerting direction when the ostomy pouch is substantially filled, the band force causing an alert pressu re to be exerted onto the intended user by the ostomy pouch, the alert pressure being of a magnitude sufficient for alerting the intended user that the pouc h is substantially filled.
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