INTRA-VAGINAL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING FECAL INCONTINENCE

摘要

Disclosed herein are devices and methods for intra-vaginal bowel control.

主权项

1. An intravaginal device for the control of stool passage, the device comprising:
a collapsible stabilizing body including a plurality of segments interconnected by joints and configured to modulate between an open state and a collapsed state by movement of the segments about the joints, an occluding portion positioned above the stabilizing body, the occluding portion configured to provide a non-extended state and an extended state the occluding portion configured to push against a recto-vaginal septum of a user in an the extended state; and a locking mechanism configured to maintain the collapsible stabilizing body in the open state upon engagement of the locking mechanism and permit the collapsible stabilizing body to collapse upon disengagement of the locking mechanism.