Patent ID: 8821460
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A stool management and collection system for acutely and chronically ill patients that directs substantially all stool into a collection container and prevents channeling of stool onto patient skin which can quickly lead to the breakdown of patient skin, patient discomfort, and the spread of disease, said system comprising: a bandage attached to patient skin in a fixed position around the rectal opening, said bandage having a hole through which the rectal opening is exposed; an absorbent insert ring component secured to said bandage and having a bore with a waterproof interior that when aligned with a rectal opening directs stool released by the rectal opening through said waterproof interior of said bore, said ring component also having an inner core and an outer covering made from absorbent material that completely encases said inner core and is in fluid communication with said inner core, said outer covering positioned to absorb moisture and soft stool channeling between said bandage and patient skin around the rectal opening, said inner core made from super absorbent material that draws and traps moisture and soft stool first absorbed by said outer covering, drawing and keeping it away from the rectal opening and patient skin; and a water-resistant seal extending across any space between said ring component and said hole in said bandage when said bore of said ring component is aligned with a rectal opening for stool transfer use, wherein when said bore in said insert ring component is aligned with an opening in a stool collection container with said waterproof interior directing substantially all stool into the collection container, moisture and soft stool attempting to channel under said bandage instead becomes trapped in said inner core after first passing through said outer covering, preventing the channeling of stool under said bandage and onto patient skin, and reducing opportunity for skin breakdown and spread of disease.