FECAL INCONTINENCE COLLECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE

摘要

A fecal collection device has a base with a substantially closed proximal end and a substantially open distal end. The base includes a first balloon positioned about an outer surface of the proximal end and a second balloon positioned next to the first balloon. The device also has a catheter having a lumen which is in fluid communication with the base. The first and second balloons are inflated and deflated in a sequence so that pressure against the colon wall is alternated such that the device via the balloons does not cause continuous pressure to the same area of the colon wall. In some instances, fecal material accumulated between an outer surface of the proximal end and the colon wall is moved upward by at least one balloon such that it flows into the proximal end of the base and is eliminated via the catheter.