Patent ID: 6342052
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An apparatus insertable into an anorectum for discharging fecal material, comprising:a body; a passageway extending through the body; the body comprising a contact head insertable through an anal canal and engageable with a rectum and a flange extending from the contact head and engageable with the anal canal, whereby fecal material is discharged, via the passageway, from the rectum by traveling from the contact head through the flange; the contact head comprising a contact membrane for facilitating the gathering of fecal material, whereby the passageway is in communication with the contact membrane for receiving fecal material from the contact membrane; and the contact membrane comprising a plurality of anchoring elements, whereby each anchoring element extends outwardly from the contact membrane for enhancing anchoring contact between the contact membrane and the anorectum.