Patent ID: 8840594
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A collector for fecal discharge comprising: a self-expanding resilient collection component having an open proximal end, an open distal end and a lumen along the longitudinal axis of said component, said collection component lumen providing a passage connecting said open proximal and distal ends, said collection component being expandable from a compressed configuration to an expanded configuration, the collection component formed by a plurality of resilient arms interconnected to define interspaces therebetween and to define the contour of the collection component, wherein adjacent arms of said component are resiliently biased away from each other and are arranged such that said resilient arms exert outwardly directed radial pressure upon a subject's rectal walls upon deployment within the subject's rectum, a housing sheath comprising a flexible and resilient material overlaying at least one of the inner or outer contour of said collection component while maintaining the open proximal and distal ends of said component and maintaining patency of the lumen connecting said open ends; and a transit component providing a conduit for fecal discharge to migrate from the collection component to a receptacle therefor, said transit component comprising a flexible substantially tubular sheath having a first open end, a second end, and a lumen, said transit component lumen connecting the first open end and the second end, wherein the first open end of the transit component engages with the proximal end of the collection component.