Abstract: The invention consists in a film for fixing an appliance, in particular for medical use, on an external portion of a living body, the film being coated on a first face in an adhesive layer for fixing it to the external portion, and being fixed on its other face to the appliance. In the invention, said first face presents recesses regularly distributed thereover so as to constitute a locally-discontinuous adhesion interface between the film and the adhesive layer. The invention is particularly applicable to fixing a bag for collecting physiological effluent to the abdomen of a patient who has been subjected to a stoma operation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a superabsorbent tablet capable of thickening bodily excretions (feces, urine, etc.) and to its uses. This tablet is characterized in that it comprises a pulverulent superabsorbent polymer having a density less than or equal to 5×102 kg/M3 and a gelling time of less than 6 seconds. The tablets can be used in bags for collecting bodily excretions such as ostomy or drainage bags, diapers for babies, articles of feminine hygiene.