Ostomy appliance

Claim 1

An ostomy appliance for mounting on the body of a patient in position for receiving drainage from the stoma of the patient, said appliance comprising a. a receptacle for receiving such drainage, b. said receptacle having 1. top and bottom edges, and 2. an opening through one wall thereof in downwardly spaced relation to said top edge, for receiving the stoma of such a patient therein, c. resilient, annular reinforcing means 1. permanently secured to the outer face of said wall in axially aligned surrounding relation to said opening and 2. projecting laterally outwardly away from said outer face, d. a supporting plate having 1. a tubular body portion, and 2. two flanges projecting radially outwardly from respective opposite ends of said body portion, e. said supporting plate being removably mounted on said receptacle with 1. said body portion disposed in axial alignment with said opening, and 2. said reinforcing means clampingly disposed between said two flanges, and f. said reinforcing means comprising a substantially flat, uniplanar pad adhesively secured to said receptacle in position wherein the substantially flat sides of said pad coact with respective ones of said flanges so as to be clamped therebetween, g. a resilient pad having 1. a central tubular portion, and 2. an annular flange projecting radially outwardly from one end of said central tubular portion, h. said resilient pad being removably mounted on said supporting plate with 1. said central tubular portion extending into said tubular body portion, and 2. said annular flange disposed in outwardly overlying juxtaposition to the outer face of the one of said two flanges remote from said receptacle, i. said last mentioned flange including means for connection to opposite ends of a supporting band.