Jonas P. Carlsson, Chicago, IL (US); Michael P. Nolan, Chicago, IL (US); Christina Augustyn, Chicago, IL (US); James Brandon Barker, Antioch, IL (US); Ryan S. Park, Northbrook, IL (US); Scott Janis, El Cerrito, CA (US); Stephanie Henze, San Mateo, CA (US); Christopher Michael Wlezien, Evanston, IL (US); Somasunder Vijay Sekaran, San Francisco, CA (US); Germain Verbrackel, San Francisco, CA (US); Robert Lane, Larkspur, CA (US); Scott E. Liddle, Raleigh, NC (US); Stephanie Musinsky, Raleigh, NC (US); and Kyle A. Matthews, Chapel Hill, NC (US)
Assigned to HOLLISTER INCORPORATED, Libertyville, IL (US)
Filed by Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US)
Filed on Nov. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/524,343.
Application 17/524,343 is a continuation of application No. 17/265,430, granted, now 11,202,719, previously published as PCT/US2019/054476, filed on Oct. 3, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/803,125, filed on Feb. 8, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/743,173, filed on Oct. 9, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0071797 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
1. An ostomy appliance comprising a skin barrier material for attaching the ostomy appliance to a user's peristomal skin, and an ultrasonic detection device configured to monitor the skin barrier material and/or an interface between the skin barrier material and the user's peristomal skin, wherein the ultrasonic detection device is configured to detect ostomy effluent leakage by detecting a change in a characteristic of ultrasonic waves traveling through the skin barrier material.
