DEVICE FOR PNEUMATIC RECTOSIGMOID TRIGGERING OF A DEFECATION REFLEX

摘要

Devices for intermittently emptying stools from the colon or rectum of a patient by means of a thin-walled balloon which is introduced into the bowel via the anus and which, when filled with air, triggers a defecation reflex by gently expanding the bowel wall with uniform force. Therefore, depending on the individual situation of the patient, it is possible to dispense with the difficult handling of liquid triggering media.