Patent ID: 8075539

Claim:
A method of managing the fecal material of a patient, comprising: inserting a distal section of a waste transport system in a collapsed configuration into a patient's rectum, the distal section in an expanded configuration defining a distal end opening having a first cross-sectional area tapering to a proximal end opening having a second cross-sectional area less than the first cross-sectional area such that the distal section forms a frusto-conical shape, the distal section including an inflatable retention cuff; inflating the retention cuff to a first inflated configuration; and flushing a central lumen of the waste transport system by infusing flushing fluid through a flush lumen disposed along a longitudinal axis of the waste transport system, the flushing fluid passing from the flush lumen directly into the central lumen through a plurality of apertures spaced along a length of the flush lumen.