Pressure sensor to assist in the management of a surgical stoma

摘要

A surgical stoma management device including a pressure detector 3 arranged to detect excess pressure in a stoma waste container 2 and an alert means activatable by said excess pressure. The alert which is generated by the device will be beneficial in the detection of conditions which might be a precursor to leakage of waste product from an arrangement of stoma waste containers. The alert may be audible or visible and may be remote from the sensor. The pressure detector may mount onto a conduit forming the waste collection system, may or may not be in fluid communication with the waste, or may connect to an outlet port of a waste container.