Irrigation system with pump
AssigneeColoplast A/S
InventorsAllan Tanghoej, Marlene Corydon, Jesper Groendahl Lund, Lars Olav Schertiger
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Abstract
An irrigation system including a reservoir with an inlet adapted to guide liquid into the reservoir, the inlet defining a closure for closing the inlet, an insertion member defining an insertion end sized for insertion into a body cavity of a human being, the insertion member defining at least one opening, and a liquid tube fluidly connecting the reservoir with the insertion member, at least one of the reservoir and the insertion member being permanently fastened to the liquid tube and further including an electrical pump adapted to pump liquid from the reservoir and out through the at least one opening of the insertion member, the electrical pump adapted to be separable from the system.
Claims10
An irrigation system for irrigation of a body cavity, the irrigation system comprising:
- a reservoir with an inlet into the reservoir and a first non-return valve preventing liquid from exiting the reservoir through the inlet;
- an insertion member insertable into an anus of a human, the insertion member defining an opening, the insertion member including a balloon for retaining the insertion member in the body cavity when inserted through the body opening;
- a liquid tube fluidly connecting the reservoir with the insertion member, with at least one of:
- the reservoir and the insertion member permanently fastened to the liquid tube;
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- an electrical pump adapted to pump liquid out of the reservoir and through the opening of the insertion member and adapted to be separated from the system, wherein the electrical pump is a liquid pump including:
- a switch defining at least a first position in which the electrical pump is fluidly connected to the balloon such that operation of the electrical pump when the switch is in the first position causes the balloon to expand, and a second position in which the electrical pump is fluidly connected to the reservoir;
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- a control unit adapted to control liquid flow in the system, wherein the control unit is adapted to change the flow rate of the liquid in a predetermined sequence and to operate the sequence repeatedly to stimulate the irrigation process.
An irrigation system for irrigation of a body cavity, the irrigation system comprising:
- a reservoir with an inlet into the reservoir and a non-return valve preventing liquid from exiting the reservoir through the inlet;
- an insertion member insertable into an anus of a human, the insertion member defining an opening, the insertion member including a balloon for retaining the insertion member in the body cavity when inserted through the body opening;
- a liquid tube fluidly connecting the reservoir with the insertion member;
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- an electrical pump adapted to pump liquid out of the reservoir and through the opening of the insertion member and adapted to be separated from the system, the electrical pump including:
- an over-pressure valve fluidly connecting the electrical pump to the balloon until a pressure in the balloon reaches a predetermined pressure level, and fluidly connecting the electrical pump to the reservoir once the pressure in the balloon reaches the predetermined pressure level;
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- a control unit adapted to control liquid flow in the system, wherein the control unit is adapted to change the flow rate of the liquid in a predetermined sequence and to operate the sequence repeatedly to stimulate the irrigation process.
An irrigation system for irrigation of a body cavity, the irrigation system comprising:
- a reservoir with an inlet into the reservoir and a non-return valve preventing liquid from exiting the reservoir through the inlet;
- an insertion member insertable into an anus of a human, the insertion member defining an opening, the insertion member including a balloon for retaining the insertion member in the body cavity when inserted through the body opening;
- a liquid tube fluidly connecting the reservoir with the insertion member;
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- an electrical pump adapted to pump liquid out of the reservoir and through the opening of the insertion member and adapted to be separated from the system, the electrical pump including:
- a switch defining at least a first position in which the electrical pump is fluidly connected to the balloon such that operation of the electrical pump when the switch is in the first position causes the balloon to expand, and a second position in which the electrical pump is fluidly connected to the reservoir;
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- a control unit adapted to control liquid flow in the system, wherein the control unit is adapted to change the flow rate of the liquid in a predetermined sequence and to operate the sequence repeatedly to stimulate the irrigation process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.