Thomas Blasius Brezoczky, Los Gatos, CA; Karl Patrick Ronn, Palo Alto, CA; Kelly Lewis Brezoczky, Los Gatos, CA; Elizabeth Hodge Ronn, Palo Alto, CA; and Steven B. Gold, Longboat Key, FL. Assigned to Butterfly Health, Inc., Los Gatos, CA.

Filed: 1/30/13
Issued: 3/8/16

A device for treating fecal incontinence comprising: a body liner sized and configured to be placed at least partially within the intergluteal cleft, the body liner having a longitudinal axis along which the body liner is folded when placed at least partially within the intergluteal cleft, a latitudinal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and intersecting the longitudinal axis at a target point, a body-facing surface, and a rear surface opposite the body-facing surface, wherein the body-facing surface has a higher coefficient of friction than a coefficient of friction of the rear surface, wherein the body liner is formed from at least one liner layer, and every liner layer of the at least one liner layer is fluid absorbent, wherein the body liner has a butterfly shape comprising a body portion, and a first lobe, a second lobe, a third lobe, and a fourth lobe extending from the body portion, wherein the first and second lobes are positioned on a first side of the longitudinal axis and the third and fourth lobes are positioned on a second side of the longitudinal axis, and wherein heights of the first and third lobes along the longitudinal axis are at least 15% of a height of the body portion along the longitudinal axis.