Method and apparatus for pulsing water into the colon area
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1. In colonic lavage apparatus wherein a speculum is insertable into the rectum of a patient, a liquid fill line is provided for delivering liquid under pressure through said speculum into the patient'"'"'s colon from a liquid supply source, the improvement comprising:
- pump means for pumping liquid under pressure from said source through said speculum into the colon;
first timer means for sequentially activating and deactivating said pump means over first and second predetermined time intervals, respectively, whereby to deliver liquid under pressure over said first predetermined time interval; and
pulse means associated with said pump means including second timer means for delivering pulses of liquid through said speculum at closely spaced time intervals within each said first predetermined time interval.
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Abstract
A bowel care apparatus is characterized by having a pump circuit for pumping water under pressure through a speculum, and the pumping circuit may be placed in a pulse mode to further stimulate the rectal and colon areas during each infusion cycle.
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1. In colonic lavage apparatus wherein a speculum is insertable into the rectum of a patient, a liquid fill line is provided for delivering liquid under pressure through said speculum into the patient'"'"'s colon from a liquid supply source, the improvement comprising:
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pump means for pumping liquid under pressure from said source through said speculum into the colon; first timer means for sequentially activating and deactivating said pump means over first and second predetermined time intervals, respectively, whereby to deliver liquid under pressure over said first predetermined time interval; and pulse means associated with said pump means including second timer means for delivering pulses of liquid through said speculum at closely spaced time intervals within each said first predetermined time interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. In a colonic lavage apparatus wherein a speculum is insertable into the rectum of a patient, a liquid fill line is provided for delivering liquid under pressure through the speculum into the patient'"'"'s colon from a liquid supply source, and a drain line is provided for draining liquid and waste material from the patient'"'"'s colon, the improvement comprising:
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pump means for pumping liquid under pressure from said source through said speculum into the colon; first timer means for sequentially activating and deactivating said pump means over first and second predetermined time intervals whereby to deliver liquid under pressure over said first predetermined time interval when said pump means is activated; and second timer means for sequentially activating and deactivating said pump means at closely spaced time intervals within each said first predetermined time interval whereby to deliver pulses of liquid through said speculum during each said first predetermined time interval. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In colonic lavage apparatus wherein a speculum is insertable into the rectum of a patient, a liquid fill line is provided for delivering liquid under pressure through said speculum into the patient'"'"'s colon from a liquid supply source, the improvement comprising:
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pump means for pumping liquid under pressure from said source through said speculum into the colon; timer means for sequentially activating and deactivating said pump means over first and second predetermined time intervals whereby to deliver liquid under pressure over said first predetermined time interval; and pulse means including an auxiliary pump connected to said fill line between said pump means and said pump means and said speculum for delivering pulses of liquid through said speculum at closely spaced time intervals within each said first predetermined time interval. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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