Apparatus for storing and dispensing liquid douche

Disposable apparatus for storing and dispensing the constituents of a medicated douche solution, comprising:

• a sealed bottle containing a predetermined amount of diluent, said bottle including a main axially extending portion and an integral substantially cylindrical connecting portion angularly extending from said main portion, said connecting portion being formed with a closure wall having means associated therewith for defining an opening therein having a diameter which is substantially equal to or less than a certain maximum value and which is substantially equal to or greater than a certain minimum value;
• a sealed unitary packette formed of a vinylidene chloride copolymer material containing a unit dose of liquid douche concentrate, said packette including a container portion defining an interior volume in which said unit dose of liquid douche concentrate is contained and a dispenser portion integral with said container portion and being constituted by an elongated substantially tubular stem having a substantially constant transverse cross-section throughout its length whose major dimension equals said minimum value of said bottle opening diameter, said tubular stem communicating at one end thereof with the interior of said container portion and having a separable integral terminal tip portion, said packette being openable through separation of said terminal tip portion from said dispenser portion, said tubular stem having a length greater than a certain value and an inner diameter smaller than a certain value such that upon opening said packette and inverting the same so that its open end faces downwardly, said tubular stem constitutes means for preventing the douche concentrate from freely flowing out of said packette under the effect of surface tension forces created between said stem and douche concentrate, said dispenser portion being insertable through said bottle opening so as to extend to a significant extent into the interior thereof so that the concentrate can be dispensed without spillage into the diluent by squeezing said container portion;
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• an elongate nozzle having a connecting portion adapted to be connected to said connecting portion of said bottle after said concentrate has been dispensed into the diluent.