Stoma plug
CA 2517997 C · Owner: Cauwood, Pete · Inventors: Davies, Geraint; Cauwood, Pete; Cucknell, Alan
Overview
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An ostomy plug is described comprising first and second chambers having adjacent ends coupled to and in fluid communication with, each other. The first chamber may be for insertion into a stoma. The second chamber may contain fluid for inflating the first chamber when the second chamber is squeezed or otherwise compressed. The plug may have a figure-of-eight configuration. The plug may be configured to permit venting of flatus while obstructing escape of other body waste from the stoma. The plug may incorporate an insertion aid for aiding insertion into a stoma. The plug may also incorporate a device for regulating the inflation pressure of the fluid to avoid undesirably high inflation …
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- Filed September 2, 2005 and granted December 10, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 2, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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