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A manual gas vent assembly for use in venting gas from the interior of a conventional unvented ostomy collection pouch include a valve assembly having an open position, which permits gas to pass therethrough and a closed position, for preventing gas to pass therethrough. The valve assembly has an in

A manual gas vent assembly for use in venting gas from the interior of a conventional unvented ostomy collection pouch include a valve assembly having an open position, which permits gas to pass therethrough and a closed position, for preventing gas to pass therethrough. The valve assembly has an input portion for communicating with the interior of the ostomy collection pouch and an output portion for communicating with the atmosphere and a mounting device for mounting the valve assembly to a selected portion of the wall of the ostomy collection pouch. The mounting device releasably contains therein a portion of the valve assembly so as to position the input portion thereof proximate the interior of the ostomy collection pouch, and the output portion of the valve assembly proximate to the atmosphere. Also included is an absorbent pad suitable for receiving an antiseptic and/or deodorant.

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A conventional unvented ostomy collection pouch and a manual gas venting assembly for use in venting gas from the interior of said conventional unvented ostomy collection pouch to the atmosphere comprising: A. an ostomy collection pouch, said pouch being essentially uniform prior to the mounting of

A conventional unvented ostomy collection pouch and a manual gas venting assembly for use in venting gas from the interior of said conventional unvented ostomy collection pouch to the atmosphere comprising: A. an ostomy collection pouch, said pouch being essentially uniform prior to the mounting of a valve assembly; B. a manually operable valve assembly having an open position, which permits gas to pass therethrough from the interior of said ostomy collection pouch to the atmosphere, and a normally closed position for preventing gas from passing therethrough, having; a) an input portion for communicating with the interior of said ostomy collection pouch, said input portion having piercing and puncturing means disposed thereon including a sharpened extensive tubular portion integral with said input portion of said valve assembly, b) an output portion for communicating with the atmosphere, and c) mounting means for mounting said valve assembly to said ostomy collection pouch to provide access to said interior thereof, said mounting means including: i) a valve mount for receiving therein said input portion of said valve assembly, said valve mount having an invasive portion for extending through said ostomy collection pouch providing access to said interior thereof, ii) an internal retainer disposed in said interior of said ostomy collection pouch, said internal retainer adapted to removably receive therein said invasive portion of said valve mount, iii) means for removably securing said invasive portion of said valve mount to said internal retainer; and iv) means for sealing a portion of said ostomy collection pouch between said internal retainer and said valve mount; whereby, said mounting means releasably retains therein a portion of said manually operable valve assembly so as to position said input portion thereof proximate a stoma of a user.