The invention relates to a method for leak-minimized emptying of stool from the rectum of a patient and/or for providing leak-minimized access to the rectum for the infusion of liquid substances, by means of a shaft body, which is introduced into the bowel via the anus and is able to elastically fold or invaginate and elastically erect, and whereby the shaft is provided with a dumbbell- or mushroom-shaped balloon body, which is reaching form the rectal portion of the balloon into or through the anal canal. The invention is characterized by a special design and a special choice of materials for the shaft body and the balloon envelope, allowing for a continuous, dynamic trans-anal seal, which is communicating and synchronized with the motility of the anal sphincter and is spontaneously adapting to body movements of the patient, and which is in particular allowing for mobilization of patients from a supine to a sitting or standing patient position or to allow patients for walking, while stool is in a flowable, liquid state or while an infusion of liquid to the rectum is performed.

The prosthesis for enterostomy patients comprises: a tubular element of elongated shape and insertable substantially to size inside of a stoma made on the abdominal wall of a patient; a first obstruction means to obstruct at least one area of the stoma, associated with a first end of the tubular element and movable between a restricted configuration and an enlarged configuration to allow the insertion/extraction into/from the stoma respectively, and to prevent leakage of feces from the stoma itself; a first through duct made on the tubular element, communicating with the first obstruction balloon and having valve connectable to a forced introduction/extraction disposable syringe for conduction of a fluid into/from the first obstruction balloon; a second through duct made on the tubular element, communicating with the inside of the stoma and having an active carbon filter for the outflow of gases from the stoma itself; and an external retaining element associated with a second end of the tubular element opposite to the first end and able to cooperate with at least one portion of the abdominal wall and having at least two through holes arranged at the first duct and the second duct; in which at least one of the tubular element and the retaining element is made at least partially of a flexible material.

A rectal insertion device for relieving gas in a human or animal may include a body coupled to a shaft. A conduit may extend through the body and the shaft. A nose may be coupled to the shaft via one or more nose arms, and the nose may be opposingly positioned to the body. One or more shaft apertures may preferably be formed by portions of the nose arms and nose, and each shaft aperture may be in communication with the conduit. A stopper may be coupled to the shaft, and the stopper may surround a portion of the shaft. The shaft may include one or more grooves which may be depressed into the shaft, and the stopper may include one or more stopper apertures which may extend through the stopper. Preferably, each groove may be aligned with a stopper aperture.

A rectocele device having an inflatable balloon and extendable armature inside of the balloon as the balloon expands provides added stability when used to push on a rectocele. More specifically, a rectocele handle can include a rectocele paddle, which can extend in length, and balloon combination extending from the handle. The paddle, generally comprised by a piston and piston housing, can increase its length by way of a piston extending in and out of the piston housing. When the rectocele paddle and balloon combination is deployed in a vagina, to push on the rectocele, the balloon is inflated which causes the piston to extend from the piston housing with the balloon inflation. The piston and piston housing paddle provide stability for the inflated balloon.

A bowel management system comprises a waste-transport device including a collection member for bowel drainage and an inflatable retention cuff mounted around the collection member to define fixed proximal and distal cuff-attachment locations on the surface of the collection member. System characteristics include: when the mounted cuff is inflated to a pressure of 10 cm H2O in free space, a maximum diameter of the cuff is greater than 30 mm, and when the mounted cuff is inflated in free space to a pressure of at least 25 cm H2O and at most 60 cm H2O, a maximum diameter of the cuff is at least 65 mm, and/or at least 1.5 times the maximum diameter of the cuff when inflated in free space to a pressure of at most 10 cm H2O.

Valves and valve systems are provided that are useful for integration with inflatable indwelling medical devices to prevent over-inflation of retention balloon.

A rectocele device having an inflatable balloon and extendable armature inside of the balloon as the balloon expands provides added stability when used to push on a rectocele. More specifically, a rectocele handle can include a rectocele paddle, which can extend in length, and balloon combination extending from the handle. The paddle, generally comprised by a piston and piston housing, can increase its length by way of a piston extending in and out of the piston housing. When the rectocele paddle and balloon combination is deployed in a vagina, to push on the rectocele, the balloon is inflated which causes the piston to extend from the piston housing with the balloon inflation. The piston and piston housing paddle provide stability for the inflated balloon.

The present disclosure provides devices for preventing or absorbing fluid (e.g., sweat) and/or odors from the intergluteal cleft of a subject. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides devices for treating or preventing hemorrhoids and methods of using same.

The present disclosure provides devices for preventing or absorbing fluid (e.g., sweat) and/or odors from the intergluteal cleft of a subject. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides devices for treating or preventing hemorrhoids and methods of using same.

Valves and valve systems are provided that are useful for integration with inflatable indwelling medical devices to prevent over-inflation of retention balloon.