ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,706, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to JSR MEDICAL Co. LTD. (Daegu, South Korea).

"Auxiliary apparatus for fecal bypass" was invented by Jae Hwang Kim (Daegu, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is an auxiliary apparatus for fecal bypass for bypassing and discharging feces in intestines. Since supporting portions are connected to a single air flow tube to simultaneously expand when air is injected, and a size of the supporting portions is limited, the auxiliary apparatus for fecal bypass does not damage an inner wall and an outer wall (e.g., a mucous membrane and a serous membrane) of the intestines. Also, the auxil...