ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,927, issued on June 24, was assigned to CONVATEC Ltd. (Flintshire, Great Britain).
"Outlet valve for an ostomy appliance" was invented by Simon Holroyd (London), Dominic Baker (London), Stefan Taal (London) and Graham Lacy (London).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An outlet valve for an ostomy appliance comprises an axle defining a hollow bore for receiving a liquid output from the ostomy appliance. The axle comprises a curved lateral wall. An outlet element comprises a cap arranged concentrically with the axle and an outlet tube affixed to the cap. A valve opening is defined in the curved lateral wall. The cap is rotatable around the a...