OSTOMY BAG LINER

摘要

The invention provides a biodegradable, flushable ostomy bag liner comprising: inner walls (3, 4) formed from polyvinylacetate/polyvinylalcohol film of a grade which disintegrates within 60 seconds in water at 50 DEG C, but retains its structural integrity in water at 25 DEG C for at least two days; outer walls (1, 2) formed from a non-woven fabric which disintegrates in water at 25 DEG C; means defining an opening (8) in the inner and outer walls for receiving bodily waste from the stoma of a patient; and adhesive flange (7) for securing the ostomy bag liner to the body wall of a patient, the adhesive flange (7) being secured to at least an inner wall (1) of the liner and surrounding the said opening (8); wherein the inner and outer walls (1, 2, 3, 4) are unconnected and form an non-laminar arrangement over the greater part of their area, but are connected together around their peripheral margins (5) and in the region of the adhesive flange (7).