A method of manufacturing an ostomy appliance including: a first wall and a second wall which are connected to each other at or near their peripheries to form a main body having an internal cavity for collecting waste, and an opening, and an outlet portion, formed from outlet layers and having an entrance, which is fluidly connected to the internal cavity, and an exit, which permits waste collected in the internal cavity to be emptied. The method can include attaching the outlet portion to the main body by: positioning the outlet portion, relative to the opening in the main body so that the entrance aligns with the opening, and positioning a soluble member such that the first wall and first outlet layer are positioned to one side of the soluble member and the second wall and second outlet layer positioned to an opposing side of the soluble member.

A biodegradable odor barrier film for ostomy, continence and bowel management applications includes a barrier layer comprising at least about 90% wt. polyglycolic acid. The biodegradable odor barrier film provides excellent mechanical and odor barrier properties desired in ostomy, continence and bowel management applications.

A drainable ostomy pouch outlet includes a single-piece closure member including at least one transversely-extending fold-line. The at least one transversely-extending fold-lines are configured to facilitate folding up and closing of the outlet. The single-piece closure member may also include at least one axially-extending or slanted fold-lines intersecting the at least one transversely-extending fold-line, configured to facilitate opening of the outlet.

A corrosion-resistant and leak-proof stoma paste with self-regulation of strength is provided in this disclosure, with a formula comprising 4-40 parts of liquid rubber with a molecular weight ranging from 2000 to 5000, 8-18 parts of mineral oil, 14-34 parts of iota-carrageenan, 10-20 parts of plant polysaccharide and 15-20 parts of sericite, by weight. A product of the present disclosure can self-regulate hardness of the paste according to amount of stoma excreta through cooperation of the iota-carrageenan and the sericite to improve corrosion resistance of the paste; and synergistic effect provided by the iota-carrageenan and the sericite powder can improve strength and corrosion resistance of the paste.

A skin care composition comprising at least 1 weight % potato protein, a first binding agent, comprising polar or non-polar polymer or co-polymer(s) in an amount of 20-70 weight % and 20-80 weight % of a solid. The skin care composition is capable of interacting with enzymes in stomal output and thereby reducing the enzymatic activity.

Described herein are medical devices and medical implements with high lubricity to flesh (or biological fluid) and/or inhibited nucleation on its surface. The device has a surface comprising an impregnating liquid and a plurality of micro-scale and/or nano-scale solid features spaced sufficiently close to stably contain the impregnating liquid therebetween. The impregnating liquid fills spaces between said solid features, the surface stably contains the impregnating liquid between the solid features, and the impregnating liquid is substantially held in place between the plurality of solid features regardless of orientation of the surface.

The present specification discloses porogen compositions comprising a core material and shell material, methods of making such porogen compositions, methods of forming such porous materials using such porogen compositions, biocompatible implantable devices comprising such porous materials, and methods of making such biocompatible implantable devices.

A fecal catheter or ostomy pouch made of an odor barrier material including a thermoplastic elastomer, odor barrier modifier and an antiblocking agent.

An ostomy pouch has a pair of opposed side walls, one of the side walls defines a stoma-receiving opening for, in use, receiving a part of a stoma into the ostomy pouch, one or both of the side walls being formed of a polymeric film at least partially coated on an internal surface thereof with hydrophobic particles, the hydrophobic particles includes: a metal oxide core; and a hydrocarbon chain having from 2 to 40 carbon atoms, wherein the hydrocarbon chain is chemically bound to the metal oxide core.

An ostomy appliance includes a multilayer composite film comprising at least one foam layer. An outer foam layer can function as a skin contact layer providing comfort and softness characteristics that are comparable to a nonwoven comfort layer. Preferably, at least one foam layer includes a vinyl-bond rich triblock copolymer and provides sound absorbing properties. The multilayer composite film can also include at least one layer comprising a filler to further enhance sound absorbing properties.