IMPROVED OSTOMY APPLIANCE

摘要

An ostomy appliance comprising an ostomy bag and means for attaching the ostomy bag to a user's skin, the attaching means comprising a radially inner layer (4) which provides cushioning and also some degree of adhesion to the user's skin, and a radially outer layer (5) of thin flexible oxygen and water vapour permeable but water and body fluids impermeable material which surround the inner layer and which provides stronger adhesion to the user's skin than the inner layer. The inner layer protects the stoma and the peristomal area from rubbing or chafing, which can cause skin irritation, inflammation or infection leading to poor adhesion of the ostomy appliance. The outer adhesive layer provides more than 50 % of the adhesion that secures the ostomy appliance to the user's skin and also ensures that the inner layer is not adversely impacted or degraded by body fluids or water. The attaching means may include an intermediate adhesive layer (41) between the inner layer and the outer layer.