Abstract: A stoma adaptor comprising an open tube of non-toxic material, having a proximal end for insertion into the lumen of a body orifice at a stoma site; a distal end at which the rim is turned outwards to form an annular lip having a concave underside geometrically continuous with the rest of the tube whereby an open live intestine advanced over the tube from the proximal end will take up a similarly flared configuration for attachment to the external periphery of the orifice; means for securing an open intestine to the outer surface of the tube; means for securing the tube to the body wall; and means for attachment to the tube, at the distal end thereof, of a fluid-tight stoma closure.

Abstract: A stoma closure, to be secured to the stoma periphery by means of a flexible adhesive sheet, comprises an absorbent flexible closure plug such as a disposable tampon for insertion within the lumen of the stoma passage, and an abutment retained on the distal end of the plug by means embracing the distal end, for placement under the adhesive sheet. The abutment may for instance be a ferrule fixed or detachably locked on the end of the plug, or a disc wider than the plug and enveloped in the same covering as the plug.