Patent ID: 9241778
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A fecal incontinence controlling device comprising: a body; a withdrawing device comprising a tether; and a stopper; wherein the body is attached to the withdrawing device and to the stopper by said tether, wherein the body has an inflated and a non-inflated configuration and comprises an inner surface and an outer surface and blocks fecal matter from moving past it when in an inflated configuration, wherein the outer surface of the body comprises bristles, jags, notches, indentation or any combination thereof and is configured such that the peristaltic movements cause the body to move upwards in the anal canal or to remain at a required location in the anal canal or rectum and wherein the inner surface is smooth and is configured so that when the inner surface is exposed, the body moves downwards in the anal canal; wherein the outer surface and the inner surface are connected at a position on the body of the device; wherein said tether is attached to two points on the body, one point causing the body to turn inside out, thereby exposing the inner surface, and the other point causing the inner surface, the outer surface, or both the inner surface and the outer surface to tear when the withdrawing device is used to withdraw the body from a patient's anal canal; and wherein said stopper is an external stopper attached to said body of said device by said tether, which is long enough, such that when the body of the device is placed above the dentate line, the stopper remains outside the body of the patient.