Portable Self-Contained Bowel Lavage System
First Claim
1. An apparatus for lavaging the lower bowel of a user, comprising:
- a. a waterproof housing having an upper portion for supporting the buttocks and feet of the user, a lower portion for engaging a toilet receptacle, a rearward end, a splash guard enclosure for engaging the buttocks of the user, and a drainage hole for allowing waste effluent to drain from said housing into the toilet receptacle;
b. a pair of legs mounted to said rearward end of said housing for supporting said rearward end;
c. a seatback mounted to said legs adjacent said rearward end of said housing for supporting the back of the user; and
d. a water handling system for delivering water from a water source to a rectal nozzle, wherein said rectal nozzle is mounted within said splash guard enclosure and extends therefrom for insertion into the user'"'"'s rectum.
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Abstract
A portable, self-contained bowel lavage system for supporting a person in a sitting or squatting position during an enema, comprising a housing (21) having a seat sloping to an opening (24) over a toilet (25) and a splash-guard enclosure (23) upon which the buttocks are pressed to direct effluent into the toilet receptacle. The housing (21) is supported by legs (27) and has a seatback (26) to support a user, both of which may be removed for storage or transport. Water is supplied from a water source to a water handling system, most of which is housed within the waterproof housing (21). Water pressure is controlled by a fixed flow-control valve (52). The device has two water passageways, a first communicating with a sprayer (49) for clean-up and a second communicating through an on/off valve (50), a water filter (53), and a back-flow check-valve (55) to a rectal nozzle (56) extending from the splash-guard enclosure (23).
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Citations
15 Claims
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1. An apparatus for lavaging the lower bowel of a user, comprising:
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a. a waterproof housing having an upper portion for supporting the buttocks and feet of the user, a lower portion for engaging a toilet receptacle, a rearward end, a splash guard enclosure for engaging the buttocks of the user, and a drainage hole for allowing waste effluent to drain from said housing into the toilet receptacle; b. a pair of legs mounted to said rearward end of said housing for supporting said rearward end; c. a seatback mounted to said legs adjacent said rearward end of said housing for supporting the back of the user; and d. a water handling system for delivering water from a water source to a rectal nozzle, wherein said rectal nozzle is mounted within said splash guard enclosure and extends therefrom for insertion into the user'"'"'s rectum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for lavaging the lower bowel of a user, comprising:
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a. a waterproof housing having an upper portion for supporting the buttocks and feet of the user, a lower portion for engaging a toilet receptacle, a rearward end, a splash guard enclosure for engaging the buttocks of the user, and a drainage hole for allowing waste effluent to drain from said housing into the toilet receptacle; b. a pair of detachable legs mounted to said rearward end of said housing for supporting said rearward end, wherein said legs are adjustable in length; c. a detachable seatback mounted to said legs adjacent said rearward end of said housing for supporting the back of the user; and d. a water handling system for delivering water from a water source to a rectal nozzle, wherein said rectal nozzle is mounted within said splash guard enclosure and extends therefrom for insertion into the user'"'"'s rectum. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method for lavaging the lower bowel of a person, comprising the steps of:
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a. positioning an apparatus over a toilet receptacle, wherein said apparatus comprises a waterproof housing having an upper portion for supporting the buttocks and feet of the person, a lower portion for engaging the toilet receptacle, a rearward end, a splash guard enclosure for engaging the buttocks of the person, a drainage hole for allowing waste effluent to drain from said housing into the toilet receptacle;
a pair of legs mounted to said rearward end of said housing for supporting said rearward end; and
a water handling system for delivering water from a water source to a rectal nozzle;
wherein said rectal nozzle is mounted within said splash guard enclosure and extends therefrom for insertion into the person'"'"'s rectum;b. positioning the person on said upper portion of said apparatus such that the person'"'"'s buttocks and feet are supported on said upper portion, the person'"'"'s buttocks are engaged by said splash guard enclosure, the person is leaning forward in a crouched position such that the person'"'"'s chest is in close proximity to the person'"'"'s knees; and
said rectal nozzle is inserted into the person'"'"'s rectum; andc. activating said water handling system to deliver water from the water source to said rectal nozzle, whereby water is expelled from said rectal nozzle into the person'"'"'s rectum and waste effluent is drained from said housing into the toilet receptacle.
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