US3854479A - Device for administering an enema - Google Patents
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- a device for administering an enema has a bucket having a bottom, an upper wall and a connected lower wall of a smaller diameter than the upper wall. Means form an inwardly extending recess in the lower wall adjacent the bottom of the bucket and a discharge conduit is mounted in said recess extending generally tangentially to the lower wall. A flexible tube is connected to said conduit and coiled about the lower wall between the discharge conduit and the upper wall. Means releasably hold the outer end of the tube to prevent the tube from uncoiling.
- a substantially horizontal wall connects the upper wall and the lower wall. The buckets are stacked with the lower coil of the tube resting on the horizontal wall thus forming a compartment in each bucket for holding accessory items.
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- Disposable enema buckets generally made of plastic are well known to the art. Such buckets are normally sold containing a packet of soap and a packet of lubricant and a flexible hose for attachment to a discharge conduit on the bucket. In its stored position the flexible tube frequently gets kinked in such a manner as to partially or completely block the flow of liquid through the tube. Thus many tubes and buckets are discarded without having been used which results in considerable waste. Further, even when the hose is in satisfactory condition at the time the enema bucket is to be used, it is time consuming for the nurse to remove the tube and attach it to the discharge conduit. These problems are solved by this invention by providing for the flexible tube to be attached at the time of manufacture to the discharge conduit of the enema bucket and providing for the storage of the tube in a manner which positively prevents kinking.
- the device of the invention also provides for a storage compartment in each bucket for accessory items such as packets of soap and lubricant when the buckets are stacked for shipment and storage to protect the accessory items from damage.
- accessory items such as packets of soap and lubricant when the buckets are stacked for shipment and storage to protect the accessory items from damage.
- a device for administering an enema has a bucket having a bottom, an upper wall and a connected lower wall of a smaller diameter than the upper wall. Means form an inwardly extending recess in the lower wall adjacent the bottom of the bucket and a discharge conduit is mounted in said recess.
- a flexible tube is connected to said conduit and coiled about the lower wall between the discharge conduit and the upper wall. Means releasably hold the outer end of the tube to prevent the tube from uncoiling.
- a substantially horizontal wall connects the upper and lower walls.
- FIG. 1 is a front elevation of a device for administering an enema in accordance with the invention
- FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the device of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the device of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 4 is a right side elevation of the device of FIG. 1 showing the flexible tube uncoiled and ready to use;
- FIG. 5 is a right side elevation, partially broken away, showing a package of stacked devices of FIG. 1.
- a bucket device 2 for administering an enema has an upper wall 4 and a lower wall 6 with liquid levels being indicated in ounces and milliliters by the indicia at 8. Since the entire device 2 is made of plastic, the indicia at 8 can readily be molded into the device.
- Upper wall 4 and lower wall 6 both taper inwardly from top to bottom and are connected by a horizontal wall 12.
- Lower wall 6 is integral with a bottom 14, the upper surface of which slopes gently in the direction of a small sump 16 to provide for complete drainage of the enema solution.
- Lower wall 6 has a substantially radial portion 20 and a straight portion 22 substantially perpendicular to radial portion 20 and an arcuate portion 24 joining straight portion 22 with the main portion of lower wall 6 (FIG. 2).
- a horizontal wall 26 is integral with walls 20, 22 and the main portion of lower wall 6. Walls 20, 22, 24 and 26 form a recess for the reception of a short discharge conduit 30 which is perpendicular to wall 20 and passes through wall 20 to be in communication with the interior of the device 2 immediately above sump 16
- a flexible tube 34 has one end attached to conduit 30 by means of a pressed fit and the other end provided with a smooth rounded nozzle indicated at 36 to facilitate entry into the rectum.
- a conventional sideopening 38 in tube 34 adjacent the nozzle 36 is provided.
- conduit 30 is perpendicular to radial wall 20 to provide for a smooth transition for the tube 34 from the conduit 30 to lower wall 6 on which tube 34 is coiled for storage to prevent kinking. It is important to eliminate kinking of the tube 34 as it transitions from conduit 30 to the main portion of lower wall 6. The elimination of kinking is readily accomplished by providing for a gradual transition of sufficient length. While it has been found to be convenient to place the conduit substantially perpendicular to the radial wall, the angle between the radial wall and the conduit may be varied and indeed the wall in question need not be radial so long as the kinking is avoided in the transition of the tube from the conduit to the main portion of the lower wall 6. Tube 34 is coiled upwardly on lower wall 6.
- tube 34 is pressed behind an arcuate finger 42 which depends from upper wall 4 and is spaced from lower wall 6 to releasably retain the outer end of tube 34 and prevent the tube from uncoiling.
- arcuate finger 42 which depends from upper wall 4 and is spaced from lower wall 6 to releasably retain the outer end of tube 34 and prevent the tube from uncoiling.
- Two additional arcuate fingers 44 and 46 depend from upper wall 4 to provide for the securing of tubes of different length.
- a flange 50 extends outwardly from the top of upper wall 4 and has integral therewith outwardly extending tabs 52 and 54 which, in turn, are integral with a semicircular handle 56.
- tabs 60 and 62 are integral with flange 50 and integral with semicircular handle 64.
- tabs 52, 54, 60 and 62 are sufficiently flexible to permit handles 56 and 64 to be pulled into a generally vertical position to form means for carrying the device 2.
- the device may be made of translucent or transparent plastic such as polyethylene, polypropylene or a vinyl resin such as polyvinylchloride.
- the hose is made of polyvinylchloride.
- the coils of tube 34 coiled onto lower wall 6 are pulled off of lower wall 6 and the discharge end of tube 34 is readily pulled free of finger 42.
- the device 2 is now ready for the normal procedure of filling with warm water, mixing soap with the water, lubricating the discharge end of tube 34 and inserting it in the rectum to administer the enema. Discharge of liquid through tube 34 during the preparatory steps is readily prevented either by holding the discharge end above the top of the upper wall 4 or by applying a conventional tubing clamp (not shown) on the tube-34.
- a package indicated at contains a plurality of devices 2 telescoped together.
- the lowestcoil of each tube 34 rests on wall 12 to limit the telescoping leaving the bottom 14 well spaced from the adjacent bottom 14 providing room for a soap packet 72 and a lubricant packet 74 and insuring that these packets not be crushed.
- a device for administering an enema comprising:
- a bucket having a bottom, an upper wall, a connected lower wall of a smaller diameter than the upper wall, and a recess in the lower wall adjacent the bottom,
- a device in accordance with claim 1 having a sump in the bottom adjacent the discharge conduit.
- a device in accordance with claim 1 having a substantially horizontal wall connecting the upper and lower walls.
- a stack package comprising:
- a stack package in accordance with claim 5 having the lowest coil of each tube resting on the connecting wall of the next adjacent bucket to limit telescoping and keep adjacent bottoms spaced apart to form a compartment therebetween.
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Owner name: SETON ACQUISITION COMPANY, 18TH AND COURTLAND STS. Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:FIBRE FORMATIONS, INC.;REEL/FRAME:003951/0668 Effective date: 19820301 Owner name: SETON ACQUISITION COMPANY, A CORP. OF PA., PENNSYL Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:FIBRE FORMATIONS, INC.;REEL/FRAME:003951/0668 Effective date: 19820301 |
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