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A new and improved receptacle for collecting fecal matter from incontinent patients and in particular bedridden incontinent patients is disclosed. The fecal incontinence receptacle comprises generally a gasket for sealingly engaging an area substantially adjacent to a stoma or anus of a wearer to fo

A new and improved receptacle for collecting fecal matter from incontinent patients and in particular bedridden incontinent patients is disclosed. The fecal incontinence receptacle comprises generally a gasket for sealingly engaging an area substantially adjacent to a stoma or anus of a wearer to form a liquid-tight seal therebetween, a conduit joined to the gasket for providing a passageway for discharge received from the stoma or anus of the wearer to pass therethrough, and a disposable receptacle detachably connected to the conduit for collecting and disposing of fecal matter received from the conduit. The gasket comprises generally a flexible plastic material having an adhesive coating on one surface with a removeable protective sheet covering the adhesive coating. The receptacle comprises generally an opening at one end for detachably connecting the receptacle to the bottom opening of the conduit. The contents collected in the receptacle may then be disposed of by disconnecting the receptacle from the conduit for disposing of the contents collected therein without disconnecting the gasket from the wearer. A new or previously cleaned receptacle may be connected to the conduit. In addition, preferably the conduit of the fecal collecting receptacle is provided with venting capability for permitting gases accumulated therein to escape therefrom, passage capability for permitting an instrument, such as a thermometer, to be inserted into the receptacle for contact with the wearer and deodorizing capability for deodorizing undesirable odors emanating from the fecal matter collected in the receptacle.

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A portable fecal incontinence receptacle for collecting discharge for an anus of a bed-ridden or ambulatory person comprising a gasket for sealingly engaging an area substantially adjacent to an anus of a bedridden or ambulatory person to form a liquid-tight seal therebetween, aid gasket comprising

A portable fecal incontinence receptacle for collecting discharge for an anus of a bed-ridden or ambulatory person comprising a gasket for sealingly engaging an area substantially adjacent to an anus of a bedridden or ambulatory person to form a liquid-tight seal therebetween, aid gasket comprising soft, pliable, stretchable and contractable plastic material having first and second opposite side surfaces and having outer inner marginal edge for permitting said gasket to conform to the curvatures between the buttocks when said gasket is inserted therebetween, the inner edge defining an aperture for communicating with an anus of a bedridden or ambulatory person to permit discharge from an anus of a bedridden or ambulatory person to pass therethrough, the first surface being coated with an adhesive and having a removable protective sheet covering the adhesive coating of said gasket, conduit means for permitting discharge received from an anus of a person to pass therethrough, said conduit means having first and second ends and extending on the order of about 10 inches in length between the ends and having openings at each end thereof to define a passageway, the second surface of said gasket being secured to said conduit means about the first opening thereof to form a liquid-tight seal therebetween so as to form a passageway through the aperture formed by the inner edge of said gasket and the first opening of said conduit means, said conduit means being provided with venting means along a portion thereof for permitting a gas released into said portable fecal incontinence receptacle to escape therefrom, and a disposable receptacle comprised of a flexible plastic material for collecting and disposing of on the order of about 1,000 milliliters of discharge received from said conduit means, said disposable receptacle having an opening at one end thereof sealingly and removeably connected along the second opening of said conduit means whereby, upon removal of the protective sheet, said gasket may be sealed to an area about an anus of a bedridden or ambulatory person, and upon passage of discharge from the anus, the discharge may pass through the aperture of said gasket and the passageway of said conduit means into said receptacle for disposal thereof whereby, upon use, said portable fecal incontinence receptacle may be worn by a person while bedridden or ambulatory without substantially obstructing flow of discharge into said disposable receptacle or requiring additional support when said disposable receptacle is in an emptied or filled state.