Colostomy irrigator

Claim 2

A colostomy irrigator comprising, in combination, a container for the irrigating liquid having a filling opening and an outlet end, a drain for the discharge from the patient, a short-length catheter having an inlet end mounted directly to the outlet end of the container and connected thereto for receiving the irrigating liquid therefrom and having a discharge end for injecting into the stoma the irrigating liquid from the container, and means permanently connecting the liquid container, the drain, and the catheter in coactive relationship as a single article of manufacture disposable as a unit after a single use.

Claim 3

A colostomy irrigator as set forth in claim 1, in which the liquid container and the drain are part of a tubular body structure with the liquid container at the upper end thereof and the drain At the bottom end, and in which the catheter is positioned intermediate the liquid container and the drain.

Claim 4

A colostomy irrigator comprising, a container for the irrigating liquid open at its top end for filling and closed at its bottom end, a drain at the bottom end of the container having a stoma-receiving opening, a short-length catheter having an inlet end and an injection end, the catheter connected at its inlet end to the container for receiving irrigating liquid therefrom and positioned in the area of said stoma-receiving opening whereby the catheter may be manipulated for insertion of its injection end into the stoma and for withdrawal therefrom to permit intestinal discharge through the stoma into the drain, and means permanently connecting the container, the drain, and the catheter in coactive relationship as a single article of manufacture disposable as a unit after a single use.

Claim 5

A colostomy irrigator comprising, a container for the irrigating liquid open at its top end for filling and closed at its bottom end, a drain at the bottom end of the container having a stoma-receiving opening, a short-length catheter having an inlet end and an injection end, the catheter connected at its inlet end to the container for receiving irrigating liquid therefrom and positioned in the area of said stoma-receiving opening whereby the catheter may be manipulated for insertion of its injection end into the stoma and for withdrawal therefrom to permit intestinal discharge through the stoma into the drain, and means permanently connecting the container, the drain, and the catheter in coactive relationship as a single article of manufacture disposable as a unit after a single use.

Claim 6

A colostomy irrigator comprising a tubular body structure providing a liquid container at its top end portion and a drain pouch at its bottom end portion and having an interior wall dividing the liquid container and the drain pouch, the body structure having a stoma-receiving opening intermediate the container and the drain pouch opening into the drain pouch, and a short-length catheter in the area of the stoma-receiving opening having a flange fixed to its inlet end and to said wall with its inlet end opening into the liquid container, said flange adapted to be manipulated from the exterior of the body structure for positioning the catheter in the stoma of a patient.

Claim 7

A colostomy irrigator comprising a tubular body structure providing a liquid container at its top end portion and a drain pouch at its bottom end portion and having an interior wall dividing the liquid container and the drain pouch, the body structure having a stoma-receiving opening intermediate the container and the drain pouch opening into the drain pouch, and a short-length catheter in the area of the stoma-receiving opening having a flange fixed to its inlet end and to said wall with its inlet end opening into the liquid container, said flange adapted to be manipulated from the exterior of the body structure for positioning the catheter in the stoma of a patient.

Claim 8

A colostomy irrigator as set forth in claim 4, including a valve in the inlet end of the catheter adapted to be manipulated from the exterior of the body structure for controlling flow of liquid from the container into the inlet end of the catheter.

Claim 9

A colostomy irrigator comprising, a tubular body providing at one end a container for the irrigating liquid and at its opposite end a drain for the discharge from the stoma, the tubular body having an opening intermediate the container and the drain adapted to receive the stoma of a patient when the tubular body is positioned on the patient, a wall within the tubular body adjacent to the stoma-receiving opening dividing the container from the drain, the drain being open to the stoma so that the stoma can discharge into the drain, and a catheter attached at its inlet end to said wall to receive irrigating liquid from the container, the catheter being free for manipulation from the exterior of the body structure for inserting its tip into the stoma.

Claim 10

A colostomy irrigator comprising, a tubular body providing at one end a container for the irrigating liquid and at its opposite end a drain for the discharge from the stoma, the tubular body having an opening intermediate the container and the drain adapted to receive the stoma of a patient when the tubular body is positioned on the patient, a wall within the tubular body adjacent to the stoma-receiving opening dividing the container from the drain, the drain being open to the stoma so that the stoma can discharge into the drain, and a catheter attached at its inlet end to said wall to receive irrigating liquid from the container, the catheter being free for manipulation from the exterior of the body structure for inserting its tip into the stoma.

Claim 11

A colostomy irrigator as set forth in claim 6, including valve means coacting with the inlet end of the catheter for controlling flow of the irrigating liquid through the catheter.

Claim 12

A colostomy irrigator as set forth in claim 6, including valve means coacting with the inlet end of the catheter for controlling flow of the irrigating liquid through the catheter, said valve means being attached to an outer wall of the tubular body and having a probe extending into the catheter, the valve means being operable from the exterior of the tubular body for controlling said flow.

Claim 13

A colostomy irrigator including a body structure of flexible material including a liquid container and a drain pouch having a stoma-receiving opening, means for supporting the body structure on a patient with said opening in position to receive the patient''s stoma, a short-length catheter having a flange member fixed to its inlet end, the catheter flange member fixedly and permanently mounted to the liquid container in the area of said opening and adapted to be manipulated by grasping the body structure with the fingers for insertion of its tip end into the stoma and for withdrawal therefrom.

Claim 14

A colostomy irrigator including a body structure of flexible material including a liquid container and a drain pouch having a stoma-receiving opening, means for supporting the body structure on a patient with said opening in position to receive the patient''s stoma, a short-length catheter having a flange member fixed to its inlet end, the catheter flange member fixedly and permanently mounted to the liquid container in the area of said opening and adapted to be manipulated by grasping the body structure with the fingers for insertion of its tip end into the stoma and for withdrawal therefrom.

Claim 15

A colostomy irrigator as set forth in claim 9, including means for supplying irrigating liquid to the inlet end of the catheter, and a valve in said inlet end of the catheter movable to control said flow of liquid.

Claim 16

As an article of manufacture, a colostomy irrigator comprising a tubular body structure of plastic film having plural sheets of film, one of which is a single sheet extending from end to end of the body structure, one end portion of the body structure serving as a container for the irrigating liquid and the opposite end portion serving as a drain, one of the film sheets having a stoma-receiving opening, and a catheter in the area of said opening connected to the container for receiving irrigating liquid therefrom adapted for injecting said liquid into a patient''s stoma.

Claim 17

As an article of manufacture, a colostomy irrigator comprising a tubular body structure of plastic film having plural sheets of film, one of which is a single sheet extending from end to end of the body structure, one end portion of the body structure serving as a container for the irrigating liquid and the opposite end portion serving as a drain, one of the film sheets having a stoma-receiving opening, and a catheter in the area of said opening connected to the container for receiving irrigating liquid therefrom adapted for injecting said liquid into a patient''s stoma.

Claim 18

A colostomy irrigator comprising, a tubular film body having spaced inner and outer side walls, means for supporting the body with its inner wall against the abdomen of the patient, a transverse wall intermediate the top and bottom ends of the tubular body dividing the body into a top container for the irrigating liquid and a bottom drain, the inner side wall having beneath and adjacent to the container a stoma-receiving opening, a gasket fixed to said inner side wall surrounding said stoma-receiving opening and adapted to seat against the patient around the stoma when the irrigator is in position on the patient, a belt attached to the gasket for holding the irrigator in such position, a short-length catheter mounted at its inlet end on said transverse wall at the drain side thereof with its injection end extending into the area of said stoma-receiving opening, the inlet end of the catheter being open to the container to receive liquid therefrom, valve means mounted on the outer side wall of the body at the container side of the transverse wall having a stem extending into the catheter through its inlet end, the catheter having a flange at its inlet end adapted to be manipulated from the exterior of the tubular body for injecting the catheter into the stoma and for removing it therefrom, the valve means also adapted to be manipulated from the container into the catheter and into the stoma, whereby when the catheter is removed the stoma will discharge into the drain.

Claim 19

A colostomy irrigator comprising, a tubular film body having spaced inner and outer side walls, means for supporting the body with its inner wall against the abdomen of the patient, a transverse wall intermediate the top and bottom ends of the tubular body dividing the body into a top container for the irrigating liquid and a bottom drain, the inner side wall having beneath and adjacent to the container a stoma-receiving opening, a gasket fixed to said inner side wall surrounding said stoma-receiving opening and adapted to seat against the patient around the stoma when the irrigator is in position on the patient, a belt attached to the gasket for holding the irrigator in such position, a short-length catheter mounted at its inlet end on said transverse wall at the drain side thereof with its injection end extending into the area of said stoma-receiving opening, the inlet end of the catheter being open to the container to receive liquid therefrom, valve means mounted on the outer side wall of the body at the container side of the transverse wall having a stem extending into the catheter through its inlet end, the catheter having a flange at its inlet end adapted to be manipulated from the exterior of the tubular body for injecting the catheter into the stoma and for removing it therefrom, the valve means also adapted to be manipulated from the container into the catheter and into the stoma, whereby when the catheter is removed the stoma will discharge into the drain.

Claim 20

A colostomy irrigator comprising, a tubular body structure the top portion of which serves as a container for the irrigating liquid and the bottom portion serves as a drain to receive the discharge from the patient, the body structure having a stoma-receiving opening intermediate the container and the drain, means for supporting the body structure on a patient with the stoma-receiving opening in position to receive the stoma, said means comprising a loop attached to the top end of the container for encircling the patient''s neck and a belt attached to the intermediate portion of the body structure for encircling the patient''s waist and holding the body structure with its stoma-receiving opening in position to receive the stoma, a catheter connected at its inlet end for receiving irrigating liquid from the container and injecting the liquid into the stoma, the catheter being removable from the stoma after the liquid injection, the drain portion of the body structure being open at its top to receive from the stoma the discharge from the intestine of the patient.

Claim 21

A colostomy irrigator comprising, a tubular body structure the top portion of which serves as a container for the irrigating liquid and the bottom portion serves as a drain to receive the discharge from the patient, the body structure having a stoma-receiving opening intermediate the container and the drain, means for supporting the body structure on a patient with the stoma-receiving opening in position to receive the stoma, said means comprising a loop attached to the top end of the container for encircling the patient''s neck and a belt attached to the intermediate portion of the body structure for encircling the patient''s waist and holding the body structure with its stoma-receiving opening in position to receive the stoma, a catheter connected at its inlet end for receiving irrigating liquid from the container and injecting the liquid into the stoma, the catheter being removable from the stoma after the liquid injection, the drain portion of the body structure being open at its top to receive from the stoma the discharge from the intestine of the patient.

Claim 22

As an article of manufacture, a colostomy irrigator comprising, a normally flat tubular body structure having spaced side walls one of which is provided with a stoma-receiving opening located midway intermediate the top and bottom of the body structure, the portion of the body structure above said opening serving as a container for the irrigating liquid and the portion beneath said opening serving as a drain for receiving the discharge from the patient3 stoma, means for supporting the body structure on the patient comprising a loop attached to the body structure adapted to encircle the patient''s neck and a belt attached to the body structure in the area of said stoma-receiving opening adapted to encircle the patient''s waist and hold the body structure with its stoma-receiving opening in a position in which the stoma enters said opening, a short-length catheter in said stOma area having its inlet end connected to the bottom of the container for receiving liquid therefrom and passing the liquid into the catheter when the catheter is inserted into the stoma for irrigating the intestine, the catheter being removable from the stoma after the irrigating process, the upper end of the drain being open to the stoma to receive the material discharged from the stoma after the catheter has been removed, whereby the irrigator when supported on the patient by said means will serve the irrigating process in any of the sitting, reclining, or upright ambulatory positions of the patient.

Claim 23

As an article of manufacture, a colostomy irrigator comprising, a normally flat tubular body structure having spaced side walls one of which is provided with a stoma-receiving opening located midway intermediate the top and bottom of the body structure, the portion of the body structure above said opening serving as a container for the irrigating liquid and the portion beneath said opening serving as a drain for receiving the discharge from the patient3 stoma, means for supporting the body structure on the patient comprising a loop attached to the body structure adapted to encircle the patient''s neck and a belt attached to the body structure in the area of said stoma-receiving opening adapted to encircle the patient''s waist and hold the body structure with its stoma-receiving opening in a position in which the stoma enters said opening, a short-length catheter in said stOma area having its inlet end connected to the bottom of the container for receiving liquid therefrom and passing the liquid into the catheter when the catheter is inserted into the stoma for irrigating the intestine, the catheter being removable from the stoma after the irrigating process, the upper end of the drain being open to the stoma to receive the material discharged from the stoma after the catheter has been removed, whereby the irrigator when supported on the patient by said means will serve the irrigating process in any of the sitting, reclining, or upright ambulatory positions of the patient.

Claim 24

An irrigator appliance comprising components, namely, a container for the irrigating liquid open at its top end for filling and closed at its bottom end, a drain component at the bottom end of the container having a stoma-receiving opening, and a catheter component having an inlet end and an injection end, the catheter connected at its inlet end to the container for receiving irrigating liquid therefrom and positioned in the area of said stoma-receiving whereby the catheter may be manipulated for insertion of its injection end into the stoma and withdrawal therefrom to permit intestinal discharge through the stoma into the drain, said components operatively connected in co-operative relationship to perform the described functions and, constituting a single article of manufacture disposable as a unit after a single use.

Claim 25

An irrigator appliance comprising components, namely, a container for the irrigating liquid open at its top end for filling and closed at its bottom end, a drain component at the bottom end of the container having a stoma-receiving opening, and a catheter component having an inlet end and an injection end, the catheter connected at its inlet end to the container for receiving irrigating liquid therefrom and positioned in the area of said stoma-receiving whereby the catheter may be manipulated for insertion of its injection end into the stoma and withdrawal therefrom to permit intestinal discharge through the stoma into the drain, said components operatively connected in co-operative relationship to perform the described functions and, constituting a single article of manufacture disposable as a unit after a single use.

Claim 26

An irrigating appliance comprising a tubular bag one end portion of which serves as a supply receptacle for the irrigating liquid and the opposite end portion serves as a drain for receiving the irrigating discharge from the patient, means intermediate said end portions closing one from the other, and a catheter mounted within the drain portion and connected to receive irrigating liquid from the supply receptacle for performing the irrigating function.

Claim 27

An irrigating appliance comprising a tubular bag one end portion of which serves as a supply receptacle for the irrigating liquid and the opposite end portion serves as a drain for receiving the irrigating discharge from the patient, means intermediate said end portions closing one from the other, and a catheter mounted within the drain portion and connected to receive irrigating liquid from the supply receptacle for performing the irrigating function.

Claim 28

An irrigating appliance as set forth in claim 16, in which the tubular bag and the catheter are components associated in and as part of a unitary article of manufacture.

Claim 29

An irrigating appliance as set forth in claim 16, in which the tubular bag is a plastic film and the catheter is constructed so that it can be manipulated by the operator grasping the exterior of the bag in performing the irrigating function.

Claim 30

A colostomy irrigator comprising a unitary structure providing an upper container for the irrigating liquid and a lower drain to receive the fecal discharge from a stoma, the container having a filling opening and an outlet end, the drain having a stoma-receiving opening, the unitary structure including a short-length catheter having an inlet end mounted directly to the outlet end of the container and connected thereto for receiving the irrigating liquid therefrom and having a discharge end adapted to extend through said stoma-receiving opening in the drain for delivering the liquid into the stoma.

Claim 31

A colostomy irrigator comprising a unitary structure providing an upper container for the irrigating liquid and a lower drain to receive the fecal discharge from a stoma, the container having a filling opening and an outlet end, the drain having a stoma-receiving opening, the unitary structure including a short-length catheter having an inlet end mounted directly to the outlet end of the container and connected thereto for receiving the irrigating liquid therefrom and having a discharge end adapted to extend through said stoma-receiving opening in the drain for delivering the liquid into the stoma.

Claim 32

A colostomy irrigator as set forth in claim 19, including means adapted to encircle the neck of the patient connected to the top of the container for supporting the container and its contents on the patient.

Claim 33

A colostomy irrigator as set forth in claim 20, including a belt adapted to encircle the waist of the patient and connected at its ends to the unitary structure for holding the irrigator in position against the abdomen of the patient.