ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,338, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Medline Industries LP (Northfield, Ill.).
"External fecal management device" was invented by Amanda Roszkowiak (Schaumburg, Ill.), Derrick Roemisch (McHenry, Ill.), Michael V. Turturro (Arlington Heights, Ill.) and Morgan Uridil (Evanston, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fecal management device, and methods for applying a fecal management device to a patient, are described herein. In some embodiments, the fecal management device comprises a sheath having a first end and a second end, a first connector at the first end of the sheath, said first connector comprising a substrate that include...