Abstract: 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 circumferential location and is fastened to the tubular body at the second circumferential location. The balloon is inflatable to a desired extent within the cowl by injecting a predetermined amount of fluid into the balloon via the inflation lumen; the cowl restrains inflation of the balloon beyond the desired extent in the event of an injection of more than the predetermined amount of fluid into the balloon.

Abstract: 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 circumferential location and is fastened to the tubular body at the second circumferential location. The balloon is inflatable to a desired extent within the cowl by injecting a predetermined amount of fluid into the balloon via the inflation lumen; the cowl restrains inflation of the balloon beyond the desired extent in the event of an injection of more than the predetermined amount of fluid into the balloon.

Abstract: Apparatus (10) for shielding a catheter from contact with water whilst showering, the apparatus (10) comprising: a first shield component (10(a)) having a first part (13) that is configured to form a first seal around an exit aperture (30) from which a catheter exits the patient's body, said first part (13) defining an internal volume (17) that opens to an internal volume (15) of a second part (15) that is configured to receive a distal part of said catheter; and a second shield component (25) for adhering to the patient's body around at least part of the periphery of the first part (13) of said first shield component (10(a)) so as to provide a second seal against water contact with said exit aperture (30); wherein said first and second shield components (10(a), 10(b)) cooperate, when the apparatus (10) is worn by a patient, to resist water contact with said exit aperture (30) without obstructing access to an area of the patient's skin beneath said second part (15) of said first shield component (11).