Patents by Inventor Kathryn E. Cramer

Kathryn E. Cramer 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).

  • Patent number: 8343121
    Abstract: An ostomy appliance comprises an ostomy pouch having front wall, a rear wall with a stomal aperture, and an adhesive body fitment secured or securable around the stomal aperture. At least a portion of the adhesive of the body fitment is moldable. The front wall of the pouch comprises an access aperture providing access through the pouch interior for molding the adhesive. The access aperture is closable by a closure panel attachable over said access aperture by a peelable/resealable adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: ConvaTec Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathryn E. Cramer, Matthew Dawson, Tinh Nguyen-DeMary
  • Publication number: 20100114045
    Abstract: An ostomy appliance comprises an ostomy pouch having front wall, a rear wall with a stomal aperture, and an adhesive body fitment secured or securable around the stomal aperture. At least a portion of the adhesive of the body fitment is moldable. The front wall of the pouch comprises an access aperture providing access through the pouch interior for molding the adhesive. The access aperture is closable by a closure panel attachable over said access aperture by a peelable/resealable adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
    Inventors: Kathryn E. Cramer, Matthew Dawson, Tinh Nguyen-DeMary
  • Publication number: 20100114044
    Abstract: A body fitment for an ostomy appliance comprises an adhesive wafer including a body-facing side for adhesively contacting the user's body. The adhesive wafer includes a moldable region shapable by the user, and a hole therethrough for allowing the user to manually mold a stomal aperture in the moldable region. The body fitment is provided with the inner peripheral region of the adhesive bordering the hole being pre-shaped with a non-planar configuration, e.g. bent or curled away from the body-facing side of the adhesive, prior to be being molded by the user. The pre-shaped, non-planar, configuration is supported by a release device that initially protects the body-facing side of the adhesive but which is intended to be removed prior to use of the body fitment, to enable the adhesive then to be molded by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Kathryn E. Cramer, Matthew Dawson, Tinh Nguyen-DeMary