US Patent Issued on March 4 for "Commode wheelchair" (Georgia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,588, issued on March 4.

"Commode wheelchair" was invented by Neville Cameron (Grayson, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a commode wheelchair, though in some implementations the wheels may be omitted. The exemplary implementation of the commode wheelchair is configured to be positioned above a toilet bowl and includes a digital stimulation device used to induce a bowel movement. Through a waste elimination opening in the seat and without assistance from a caregiver, the user may expel their solid waste into the toilet bowl using the digital stimulation device."

The patent was filed on April 6, 2021, under Application N...