Animal aspirating and irrigating apparatus
OwnerLawrence D. Meadorinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for aspirating and irrigating the rumen of a cow includes a nozzle connected to one end of a flexible tube and adapted to be slid down the cow's throat and inserted into the rumen. The other end of the tube is connected to a container which is adapted to be placed in a vacuumized condition by a hand-operated suction pump. When the pump is operated, toxic liquid and food in the cow's rumen is sucked into the nozzle, through the tube and into the container. A second tube is located in the first tube and is adapted to eject a spray of water for cleaning the nozzle and for irrigating the rumen. The water is contained in a tank which may be pressurized by compressed air at a veterinarian's office.
Claims13
Apparatus for aspirating and irrigating an organ of a non-human mammal, said apparatus comprising a nozzle shaped for insertion into the organ and having a plurality of ports, a first flexible tube having one end portion communicating with said nozzle, a first portable container for holding an opposite end portion communicating with said container, a suction pump communicating with said container and selectively operable to create a negative pressure in said container, said tube and said nozzle thereby to suck material from said organ into said ports and said nozzle, through said tube, and into said container, a second flexible tube located within said first tube and having one end portion communicating with said nozzle, a second portable container adapted to hold a liquid for irrigating said organ, said second tube having an opposite end portion communicating with said second container, means within said first container for establishing communication between said second container and said opposite end of said second tube, and means on said second container for admitting pressure fluid into said second container for the purpose of pressuring said second container in order to force said liquid out of said second container, through said second tube and said nozzle, and out of said ports so as to remove clogged material from said ports and to irrigate said organ.
Apparatus for aspirating and irrigating an organ of a non-human mammal, said apparatus comprising a nozzle shaped for insertion into the organ and having a plurality of ports, a first flexible tube having one end portion communicating with said nozzle, a first container for holding material aspirated from said organ, said tube having an opposite end portion communicating with said container, a hand-operated suction pump communicating with said container and selectively operable to create a negative pressure in said tube and said nozzle thereby to suck material from said organ into said ports and said nozzle, through said tube, and into said container, a second flexible tube located within said first tube and having one end portion communicating with said nozzle, a second container adapted to hold a liquid for irrigating said organ, means located within said first container for establishing communication between said second container and the opposite end of said second tube, and a valved fitting communicating with said second container for admitting compressed air into and retaining compressed air in said second container for the purpose of pressurizing said second container in order to force said liquid out of said second container, through said second tube and said nozzle, and out of said ports so as to remove clogged material from said ports and to irrigate said organ.
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