APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INCONTINENCE

摘要

An incontinence management device comprises a head (11, 12, 92, 122, 172) having a first state and a second state. In the first state, the head is sized for insertion within a predetermined body orifice or cavity (24). In the second state, the head is sized to substantially seal the predetermined body orifice or cavity. In an aspect of use in an anal cavity, the device is configured so that the head forms a seal above the dentate line (29) within the anal cavity. Further, in some aspects, the head substantially comprises a resorbable material. Additionally, in other aspects, the device further comprises a base(14, 15, 94, 124, 174), which limits insertion of the device within the body orifice, and an activator mechanism (26, 106, 136, 186) in communication with the head and movable relative to the base between a first position and a second position. The movement of the activator mechanism between the first position and the second position correspondingly causes the head to change between the first state and the second state or vice versa.