ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,253, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to CONVATEC Ltd. (Flintshire, Great Britain).
"Ostomy pouch" was invented by Clare Holden (Flintshire, Great Britain) and Mani Gopal (Flintshire, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an ostomy pouch 10, 110. The pouch 10, 110 comprises an inner wall 18b, 118b and an outer wall 20b, 120b sealed about at least part of the periphery thereof to define a cavity for containing a stomal output. An inlet 22, 122 is provided into the cavity for receiving stomal output from an ostomate, in use. The cavity comprises multiple sections 12, 14, 16; 112, 114, 116 separated by wai...