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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2013
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Vasu Nishtala, Frisco, TX (US);
Michele G. Davis, Forsyth, GA (US);
Ronald L. Bracken, Monroe, GA (US);
Robert M. Hine, Covington, GA (US);
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A waste management system and method of use. The waste management system includes a waste transport device and a waste collection device. The waste transport device includes a generally tubular body, a distal end section configured for disposition and maintenance in a patient's rectum, and a proximal end section including a first connector biased in a sealed position. The waste collection device includes a second connector. The first connector is transitioned to an unsealed position when the first connector is secured to the second connector.