ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,879, issued on May 27, was assigned to OstomyCure AS (Oslo, Norway).
"Emptying device" was invented by Kristoffer Jens Olle Apelstedt (Jonkoping, Sweden), David Karl Theodor Hvirf (Jonkoping, Sweden) and Mats Erik Kindahl Cardell (Nacka, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An emptying device assembly for evacuation of a stoma includes a first film layer and a second film layer. The first film layer and second film layer are attached along a peripheral part to form an emptying device, wherein the first film layer has a first hole. An integrated connector ring includes: an annular base defining a second hole concentric with the first...