Encapsulated expandible continence device
US4979947A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 1985 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/445
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A continence device in the form of a cube or block of resilient foam material capable of being collapsed into a small volume condition and encapsulated in a capsule of gelatin or the like and which includes a string or cord passing through the material and connected with a traction bead engaged with a distal surface of the block or cube or foam material. The continence device provides for voluntary trapping or blockage of gastrointestinal effluent when voluntary and natural control is lacking such as when a person has had a colostomy, ileostomy, or in other situations involving fecal incontinence. A introducer is provided for inserting the capsule, the reduced volume soft foam material therein and the line or cord and traction bead into a body orifice such as a stomal orifice, anus of the like. The introducer is in the form of a tubular member, such as a straw which is passed over the cord or string and has one end engaged with the capsule and is provided with a flexible section to facilitate insertion of the device into the desired body orifice with the gelatin capsule then being dissolved in the presence of body warmth and moisture to enable the compressed soft foam material to e…
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