| CPC A61F 5/441 (2013.01) [A61F 5/4404 (2013.01); A61F 5/442 (2013.01); A61F 5/443 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |

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1. An ostomy appliance comprising:
an inner wall and an outer wall that define a cavity for containing a stomal output, the ostomy appliance having an upper section, a lower section and a waisted section that is located between the upper section and the lower section;
the inner wall comprising, within the upper section:
an inlet for receiving the stomal output into the cavity;
the upper section having a maximum width (A) that is greater than a maximum width (B) of the lower section;
the waisted section having a minimum width (C) that is less than the maximum width (B) of the lower section; and
the waisted section having a left-hand edge that is smoothly rounded and a right-hand edge that is smoothly rounded, and that both the left-hand edge and the right-hand edge smoothly blend, respectively, into left-hand edges and right-hand edges of the upper section and the lower section;
wherein the left-hand edge and the right-hand edge of the waisted section are each concavely-curved having a radius of curvature of 30 mm or greater.
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