APPARATUS FOR CLOSING BODY CAVITY OF DEAD BODY AND METHOD OF TREATING DEAD BODY

摘要

It is intended to develop a hygienic apparatus for closing body cavity aiming at preventing feces in the rectum from leakage via the anus due to the postmortem anal muscle relaxation whereby operations by working staffs or care workers engaging therein can be simplified and the working staffs, the care workers or the surrounding area can be protected from infection due to the leakage of the contents from the body. A swellable blocking member (2), which quickly absorbs moisture and swells about 2.5-fold or more upon contact with the body fluid in the body cavity, is packed in a cylindrical member (3) and inserted as such into a body cavity such as the anus. Then the swellable blocking member (2) is pushed out from the cylindrical member (3) by a rod member (10) and thus left in the body. After quickly absorbing moisture and swelling, it sticks fast to the inner wall of the rectum and inflates the rectum to thereby close the rectal pathway.