Intestinal flusher assembly

An intestine flusher assembly for cleaning an intestine, comprising:

• a frame;
• a tube coupled to the frame, the tube having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end configured to receive water, the second end having a forward-facing nozzle for discharging the water to dislodge fecal matter within the intestine, the second end having a plurality of rear-facing ports for discharging the water to push the intestine along the tube and clean the interior of the intestine, the tube including a plurality of hinges located proximate to the second end;
• a plurality of spreader bars, each spreader bar among the plurality of spreader bars having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end coupled to a respective hinge among the plurality of hinges of the tube, each spreader bar among the plurality of spreader bars including a plurality of apertures arranged along a length of the spreader bar for discharging water outwardly from the plurality of apertures and into the intestine;
• a piston cylinder coupled to the spreader bars and the tube, the piston cylinder located proximate to the first end of the tube, the piston cylinder permitted to translate along the tube to spread the spreader bars relative to the tube to spread and stretch the intestine as it is fed around the tube and the spreader bars;
• an actuator coupled to the tube and the piston cylinder, the actuator configured to translate the piston cylinder along the tube;
• a plurality of spray bars coupled to the frame, the plurality of spray bars configured to oscillate while spraying to wash the exterior of the intestine;
• a header including an inlet configured to couple to a high-pressure water source, the header in fluid communication with the tube, the plurality of spreader bars, and the plurality of spray bars;
• a first solenoid valve coupled to and therebetween the tube and the header for selective control of water supplied from the header to the tube;
• a second solenoid valve coupled to and therebetween the plurality of spreader bars and the header for selective control of water supplied from the header to the plurality of spreader bars;
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• a third solenoid valve coupled to and therebetween the plurality of spray bars and the header for selective control of water supplied from the header to the plurality of spray bars.

An intestine flusher assembly for cleaning an intestine, comprising:

• a frame;
• a tube coupled to the frame, the tube having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end configured to receive water, the second end configured to receive the intestine around the tube, the second end having a forward-facing nozzle for discharging the water to dislodge fecal matter within the intestine, the second end having a plurality of rear-facing ports for discharging the water to push the intestine along the tube and clean the interior of the intestine, the tube including a plurality of hinges located proximate to the second end;
• a plurality of spreader bars, each spreader bar among the plurality of spreader bars having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end coupled to a respective hinge among the plurality of hinges of the tube;
• an actuator coupled to the tube and proximate to the second end of each of the plurality of spreader bars, the actuator configured to selectively spread the second end of each of the plurality of spreader bars relative to the tube for spreading the intestine as the intestine is moved along the tube;
• a plurality of spray bars coupled to the frame, the plurality of spray bars configured to oscillate while spraying to wash the exterior of the intestine;
• and
• a header including an inlet configured to couple to a high-pressure water source, the header in fluid communication with the tube, the plurality of spreader bars, and the plurality of spray bars.