Patent ID: 8394074

Claim:
A system for processing excreta, comprising: an undergarment configured to be worn by a patient comprising: a support configured to surround at least the patient's hips and tops of each thigh; wherein the support comprises two superposed layers and a plurality of inflatable cells positioned between the two superposed layers; a flexible collecting bag positioned on the undergarment to cover both a pubic region and an anal region of the patient when the undergarment is worn; an evacuation tube in fluid connection with an evacuation orifice associated with the collecting bag; and a closure cap configured to close an end of the evacuation tube when the evacuation tube is not connected to a processing device, wherein the processing device comprises: an excreta presence sensor; and a processor for connection to the flexible collecting bag, wherein the processing device is configured to evacuate excreta from the collecting bag based on information supplied by the excreta presence sensor; wherein the system is mobile.