Waterproof cover for ostomy appliance
View Patent ↗The present invention provides a waterproof ostomy appliance cover which allows ostomy users to keep their ostomy bag dry when entering wet environments such as, for example, swimming, bathing, and showering. The waterproof ostomy appliance cover creates a waterproof environment for the ostomy bag without the risk of infection and contamination. In addition, this product can also provide for easy and clean disposal of the zip sealed ostomy bag.
1 . An ostomy appliance cover assembly, comprising
a shell having a front panel and a rear panel, the panels being joined together to define an interior compartment, the rear panel having a circular cut-out opening;
a first support frame attached to the shell and surrounding the cut-out opening, the first support frame being square-shaped and comprising a first upper fastening member, a first lower fastening member, and first and second side fastening members;
a second support frame, the second support frame being removably attached to the first support frame, the second support frame being square-shaped and comprising a second upper fastening member, a second lower fastening member, and third and fourth side fastening members, wherein the second upper fastening member, second lower fastening member, and third and fourth side fastening members are joined together by adhesive tape and configured to be attached to a wearer of the ostomy appliance cover assembly by the adhesive tape,
wherein the first upper fastening member, first lower fastening member, first and second side fastening members of the first support frame, and the second upper fastening member, second lower fastening member, and third and fourth side fastening members of the second support frame are complementary interlocking fastening strips that interlock with each other so that the second support frame is removably attached to the first support frame; and
an ostomy bag having a wafer appliance, the ostomy bag being enclosed in the shell so that the wafer appliance extends from the circular cut-out opening.
2 . The ostomy appliance cover assembly of claim 1 , wherein the shell has an upper section and a lower section, the sections being fastened together by a zipper.
3 . The ostomy appliance cover assembly of claim 1 , wherein the wafer is a two-piece sub-assembly having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion extending from the circular cut-out opening; and the bottom portion being configured to be affixed to a wearer of the ostomy appliance cover assembly so that the top and bottom portions are joined together.
4 . The ostomy appliance cover assembly of claim 1 , wherein the wafer appliance is a one-piece device having an adhesive ring for adhering the wafer to a wearer of the ostomy appliance cover.