Rectal insertion device
US7122025B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/451
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A rectal insertion device (1) for the treatment of disorders of the digestive tract of a human or animal patient having a body (3, 5) comprises a forward section (8) which in an operative position of the device is disposed in the anal canal of the patient, a first passageway (9) which extends forward opening (11) in the forward section, a rearward section (3) having a forward end which in the operative position is disposed extra-coporeally and a second passageway (4) which extends rearwardly in the device from a second forward opening (7) in the forward end of the rearward section. The second passageway acts to catch faeces discharged from the anal canal not caught in the first passageway.
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