Device and method for irrigating-evacuating a body cavity
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1. A device for irrigating a body cavity, the device comprising:
- a first pump and a second pump being operatively linked via a manually-operated actuator member having a handle,wherein said actuator member has at least a mode in which a motion of said handle activates only said first pump and a mode in which a motion of said handle simultaneously activates both said first and said second pumps,wherein in said mode in which said motion of said handle activates only said first pump, said first pump ejects an initial volume of fluid out of the device, andwherein in said mode in which said motion of said handle simultaneously activates both said first pump and said second pumps, said second pump ejects fluid out of the device and said first pump withdraws fluid into the device.
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Abstract
A device for irrigating a body cavity is disclosed. The device comprises a first pump and a second pump being operatively linked via a manually-operated actuator member. The actuator member has at least a mode in which the actuator member activates the first pump to eject an initial volume of fluid out of the device, and a mode in which the actuator member activates the second pump to eject fluid out of the device and simultaneously activates the first pump to withdraw fluid into the device.
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34 Claims
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1. A device for irrigating a body cavity, the device comprising:
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a first pump and a second pump being operatively linked via a manually-operated actuator member having a handle, wherein said actuator member has at least a mode in which a motion of said handle activates only said first pump and a mode in which a motion of said handle simultaneously activates both said first and said second pumps, wherein in said mode in which said motion of said handle activates only said first pump, said first pump ejects an initial volume of fluid out of the device, and wherein in said mode in which said motion of said handle simultaneously activates both said first pump and said second pumps, said second pump ejects fluid out of the device and said first pump withdraws fluid into the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of irrigating a body cavity with fluid, the method comprising:
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(a) moving a handle of an irrigation device to manually deliver a first volume of fluid to the body cavity, without withdrawing fluid from the body cavity; and
, subsequently,(b) moving said handle to;
(i) manually deliver a second volume of the fluid, and (ii) simultaneously withdrawing at least said second volume of the fluid from the body cavity;wherein said device comprises a first pump and a second pump operatively linked via a manually-operated actuator member having said handle, wherein said device is connected to the body cavity via a tube having a first line in fluid communication with said first pump and a separate second line in fluid communication with said second pump, wherein the method comprises; moving said handle to operate said second pump to deliver fluid into said second line, so as to at least fill said second line; moving said handle to operate said first pump to deliver fluid into said first line, so as to at least fill said first line; and moving said handle to simultaneously said first pump to withdraw fluid from said first line and said second pump to deliver fluid into said second line. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of irrigating a body cavity with fluid, the method comprising:
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(a) moving a handle of an irrigation device to manually deliver a first volume of fluid to the body cavity, without withdrawing fluid from the body cavity; (b) subsequently to (a), moving said handle to;
(i) manually deliver a second volume of the fluid, and (ii) simultaneously withdrawing at least said second volume of the fluid from the body cavity; and(c) subsequently to (b), withdrawing fluid from the body cavity without delivering fluid into the body cavity.
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32. A method of irrigating a trachea of a subject with fluid, the method comprising:
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(a) moving a handle of an irrigation device to manually deliver a first volume of fluid to the trachea, without withdrawing fluid from the body cavity; and
, subsequently,(b) moving said handle to;
(i) manually deliver a second volume of the fluid, and (ii) simultaneously withdrawing at least said second volume of the fluid from the trachea. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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