Patent ID: 8764625

Claim:
A device for bowel packing comprising: an essentially elliptically-shaped device essentially symmetrical along a minor axis of the ellipse; wherein the ellipse comprises a perimeter, minor axis comprising a length, and a major axis comprising a length; wherein the essentially elliptically-shaped device comprises at least four radial notches in the perimeter comprising: (a) one or more radial notches arranged above the major axis, wherein each notch comprises a length from the center of the notch at the perimeter to a base of the notch, wherein the notch length comprises about 30% to about 40% of the length of the minor axis and each notch comprises a width at the perimeter of the ellipse comprising about 10% to about 15% of a length of a major axis of the ellipse; (b) a second radial notch located on the minor axis below the major axis wherein the second notch comprises a length from the perimeter to a top of the notch of about 30% to about 40% of the length of the minor axis and a width at the perimeter of about 32% to about 42% of the length of the major axis; (c) two or more radial notches arranged left and right of the minor axis wherein each notch comprises a length from the center of the notch at the perimeter to a base of the notch of at least about 5-15% of the length of the major axis; wherein the device is composed of material comprising an elastomeric compound and the device is appropriately sized for retaining the intestines of a mammal; and wherein the elastomeric compound comprises an elastomeric polymer having an elastic modulus of about 0.1 MPa to about 10 MPa.