AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE

摘要

An ostomy appliance comprising a body side member comprising an adhesive wafer for securing the appliance to the user's skin, said wafer having a hole for receiving a stoma, wherein the body side member comprises first substantially annular coupling means for releasable attachment of a separately exchangeable receiving bag to the body side ostomy member for receiving secretions from the stoma, said receiving bag comprising matching substantially annular coupling means, wherein the body side member comprises a separate sealing member for sealing against the stoma, wherein the separate sealing member is in the form of a disc having a centre hole for accommodating the stoma and wherein at least the skin-contacting surface of the disc comprises a mass of a adhesive, wherein the disc facing the skin of the user has a maximum outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the first annular coupling means and wherein the centre hole of the disc has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the stoma-receiving hole of the body side member ensuring that the disc covers all of the surface of the adhesive wafer facing away from the user located between the first annular coupling means and the stoma, said disc being made from a material that may be detached, rinsed and reapplied offers a body side member comprising a sealing member which may be removed. washed and reused, which has a service time at least as long as the body side member, and which reduces the frequency of stressing the skin around the stoma due to exchange of the body side member by protecting the surface of the adhesive wafer from soiling by and attack from the aggressive visceral contents and facilitates the cleaning of the body side member.