Irrigating appliance for female hygiene

In an irrigating appliance for female hygiene with a shaft-like member in which there is a cavity with an inlet (8) and at least one outlet for an irrigating liquid, means for fixing the appliance to one end of a tube connectable to a stationary water supply means located in the vicinity of the rear end of the member and an engagement member arranged in the vicinity of the rear end of the shaft-like member and which projects at least approximately radially from the latter, so that irrigating liquid which flows out when the member is inserted in the woman's vagina is guided over the body surface areas adjacent to the vaginal opening and at least one outlet of the cavity is positioned adjacent to the engagement member side directed towards the front end of the shaft-like member, the improvement comprising a main outlet (18, 34, 34') whose water discharge direction runs radially along one surface of the engagement member positioned adjacent to the latter, a closable miniature douche provided at the front end of the shaft-like member (90), the outlets (138) of the miniature douche being located in a cap-like part (140) rotatably secured to the shaft-like member (90) about the axis thereof, the part (140) having a shaft (144) with at least one longitudinally directed outer groove (146) surrounded by the cylindrical inner wall (160) of a sleeve-like insert (150) inserted in the front end of the shaft-like member (90) and which has at least one longitudinal groove (148) in its cylindrical inner wall (160), so that in an angular position of cap-like part (140) in which the longitudinal grooves (146 and 148) of both parts are superimposed a passage channel is formed which can be closed by turning the sleeve-like part (140).

An irrigating appliance for female hygiene comprising:

• a hollow elongated member having a liquid inlet end and a front end opposite said inlet end;
• liquid outlet means at said front end for discharge therefrom of an irrigating liquid introduced into said hollow member;
• means for attaching said appliance at said inlet end to a source of irrigating liquid;
• an engagement member located proximate said inlet end projecting from said hollow elongated member with a generally radially directed orientation on one side only of said elongated member, said engagement member having thereon a liquid deflection surface facing toward said front end of said hollow elongated member;
• and additional outlet means located immediately adjacent said deflection surface for producing an essentially unitary outlet stream of liquid directed in a generally radial path from said hollow elongated member flowing along said deflection surface to produce essentially a single liquid stream which may be directed over a limited body surface area adjacent a vaginal opening into which said elongated member is inserted.