ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,985, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Prosys International Ltd. (London).
"Waste management appliance" was invented by Graham Steer (London).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A waste management appliance includes a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end, a cowl fastened to the tubular body at a first circumferential location in a vicinity of the proximal end, a balloon provided within the cowl, and an inflation lumen opening to an interior of the balloon and extending toward the distal end of the tubular body. The cowl extends outside of the tubular body to a second circumferential location spaced from the first circumferent...