Patent attributes
A washable ostomy pouch which enables accumulating discharged waste and also to drain and wash it without detaching the pouch from the user. The washable pouch has an abdominal inlet coupling, a draining outlet and a washing inlet. The washable pouch has a flat structure constructed of two planar sheets of flexible material, which are fused together at their margins all along their borders except for inlet and outlet openings. Both the washing inlet and draining outlet have seals. The washing inlet's funnel shape facilitates pouring water into the pouch, whereby liquefying the discharged waste and enabling easier draining. The abdominal adhesive faceplate is attached to the washable pouch on its distal side. The abdominal adhesive faceplate which has on its proximal side an adhesive layer of skin barrier surrounding a central opening enables to adhere the abdominal adhesive faceplate to the user's abdominal skin surrounding the user's stoma.
