Ruth M Turner

US Patent:

20080065031, Mar 13, 2008

Filed:

Sep 7, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/852084

Inventors:

Ruth Turner - Palm Springs CA, US

International Classification:

A61F 5/445

US Classification:

604332

Abstract:

A colostomy bag comprises an inner bag and outer bag. The inner bag comprises a sealing device that may be operated before removal from the outer bag to prevent spilling of the contents of the inner bag. A plurality of new inner bags may be stored within the outer bag, and one of the new inner bags may be repositioned inside the outer bag to receive waste from the patient's stoma after an old inner bag has been removed. An air release tube may be coupled to the inner bag to allow air to escape from the inner bag, and the air release tube may be detached from an inner bag that is being discarded and attached to a new inner bag. The new inner bag may be suspended from the outer bag, for example by a hook.