CPC A61F 5/443 (2013.01) [A61F 5/445 (2013.01)] | 29 Claims |
1. An ostomy wafer comprising:
an external layer including a stoma channel to permit the passage of effluent therethrough, wherein the stoma channel extends in an axial direction, wherein the external layer includes an annular base and a pedestal extending outwardly therefrom in the axial direction, and wherein the pedestal at least partially defines the stoma channel; and
a convex layer coupled to the external layer such that the stoma channel extends therethrough, wherein the convex layer is formed to include a plurality of perforations that are spaced in a radial direction from the stoma channel and at least one chamber that is in fluid communication with the plurality of perforations and spaced from the stoma channel in the radial direction,
wherein the external layer at least partially closes off the at least one chamber to confine viscous media that may be stored in the at least one chamber and distributed through the plurality of perforations to couple the ostomy wafer to a subject in use thereof.
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