A bowel management system includes a waste collection catheter having at least two distinct sections. The first section is patient proximal when disposed in the patient\'s rectum and has durometer hardness in the range of about 50 A to about 90 A. The second catheter section is connected to the first section and has durometer hardness in the range of about 5 A to about 49 A. A selectively collapsible, substantially spherical retention balloon is attached coaxially and exterior of the first catheter section such that the proximal-most end of the retention balloon is coincident to the proximal-most end of the first section of the waste collection catheter, the substantially spherical retention balloon having an inflated size so as to be sufficiently large enough to retain the patient proximal end of the catheter in the patient\'s rectum without being so large as to trigger a defecatory response in the patient.

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›1.independentA waste collection catheter having at least two sections for receiving, carrying and removing bowel waste from a patient, comprising:na rectal cathete…+8

›2.↳ 1The waste collection catheter of claim 1, and further comprising a sleeve disposed about the third catheter section.d2+2

›5.↳ 1The waste collection catheter of claim 1, further comprising an annular shoulder at a proximal end of the rectal catheter section.d2+1

›7.↳ 1The waste collection catheter of claim 1, further comprising a closure portion for selectively closing off the distal end of the third catheter sectio…d2+1

›9.↳ 1The waste collection catheter of claim 1, wherein the inflatable balloon is shaped so as to funnel fecal matter into the patient proximal opening of t…d2

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IPC · International Patent Classification

Section A — Human necessities

A61M1/00

USPC · US Patent Classification

604/317604/174604/247600/29604/239600/31604/250604/329604/104604/256600/30604/544

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related publication	US 20090149824 A1	11 Jun 2009

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