Intestinal irrigation device and method of using the device

An intestinal irrigation device, comprising:

• a waste collection bag having a first wall perimetrically united with an opposing second wall, with the second wall having an inlet opening for directing irrigated waste into the bag;
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• a rectal catheter having a first end with a tubular extension for coupling with the inlet opening of the waste collection bag and a free end for insertion into the rectum,
• wherein the inlet opening has a first coupling part for coupling the rectal catheter into fluid communication with the waste collection bag, and the waste collection bag has a second coupling part attached to the first wall thereof for mating the first coupling part, wherein the first coupling part comprises a first tubular extension extending inside the waste collection bag, and the second coupling part comprises a grasping member and a mating second tubular extension fitting tightly and sealingly around the first tubular extension, and
• wherein mating of the first and second coupling parts is achieved when engaging the first and second tubular extensions with the second tubular extension fitting tightly and sealingly around the first tubular extension to close the bag and prevent fluid communication between the rectal catheter and the waste collection bag either during irrigation or after receiving irrigated waste for disposal, and wherein the first and second coupling parts, when detached, open the waste collection bag and the inlet opening for removal of irrigated waste into the bag through the inlet opening in the second wall thereof;
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• wherein the grasping member supports the waste collection bag for carrying separate from the rectal catheter and the grasping member can be used to (i) couple the rectal catheter to the waste collection bag;
• (ii) couple the second tubular extension to the first tubular extension to close the bag and prevent fluid communication between the rectal catheter and the waste collection bag;
• and (iii) remove the waste collection bag from the rectal catheter while keeping the waste collection bag substantially closed.