US PATENT SUBCLASS 604 / 336
.~.~.~ With hydrocolloid type seal (e.g., gel, starch, karaya gum, etc.)

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604 /   HD   SURGERY

317  DF  MEANS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING BODY FLUIDS OR WASTE MATERIAL (E.G., RECEPTACLES, ETC.) {5}
327  DF  .~ Receptacle attached to or inserted within body to receive discharge therefrom {5}
332  DF  .~.~ Receptacle engaging around permanent surgically constructed body opening (e.g., colostomy, etc.) {7}
336.~.~.~ With hydrocolloid type seal (e.g., gel, starch, karaya gum, etc.)

DEFINITION

Classification: 604/336

With hydrocolloid type seal (e.g., gel, starch, karaya gum, etc.):

(under subclass 332) Subject matter wherein a seal means for engaging around the stoma comprises a gelatinous, gummy, or starchlike material from the hydrocolloid family.

(1) Note. Hydrocolloids are employed as sealing elements because they are nonirritating to the sensitive tissue around the stoma.