Patents by Inventor Anne Inch

Anne Inch has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Device for stoma bag and improved stoma flange
    Patent number: 11712362
    Abstract: A device for containing waste material leaking from the junction between a stoma and a stoma bag having a flange, the device comprising a flange extension member which circumferentially surrounds the stoma bag flange and wherein the flange extension member includes a pouch for holding a spare stoma bag. The flange extension member can comprise an absorbent layer and can be sealed to the user's skin at its outer edge. Additionally, the flange extension member can have a waterproof or impermeable backing layer to prevent waste material from seeping through it. The device can be included in a modified stoma bag flange and a modified stoma bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventor: Anne Inch
  • DEVICE FOR STOMA BAG AND IMPROVED STOMA FLANGE
    Publication number: 20210145623
    Abstract: There is described a device for containing waste material leaking from the junction between a stoma and a stoma bag having a flange, said device comprising a flange extension member which circumferentially surrounds the stoma bag flange and wherein said flange extension member includes a pouch for holding a spare stoma bag. The flange extension member can comprise an absorbent layer and can be sealed to the user's skin at its outer edge. Additionally, the flange extension member can have a waterproof or impermeable backing layer to prevent waste material from seeping through it. A modified stoma bag flange and a modified stoma bag are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventor: Anne Inch