An anal irrigation system including a control unit (2) is provided. The control unit (2) is connected to an external tube (4) by an extension cord (9), so that pivoting of the control unit (2) with respect to the external tube (4) is possible.

A trans-anal irrigation (TAI) device has a pump base unit, an irrigation fluid reservoir, a wireless electronic controller, fluid tubing, and a disposable rectal catheter in fluid communication with the tubing. The rectal catheter has a retention balloon and a waste control valve. The fluid tubing contains two or three separate lumens for irrigation fluid and retention balloon inflation/deflation and optionally for waste control valve actuation. None of the lumens ever communicates with any other lumen. A hydraulic control circuit has a pump that pumps in one direction only but, with suitable control valves, is able to pump water to and from the retention balloon and to and from an optional waste control valve. A water temperature sensor is mounted in the pump base unit at a thin-wall section. The temperature sensor sends a signal to a controller which provides an indication of whether the water temperature is suitable for use.

A system for measuring an amount of liquid in an elastic bag, where there is formed in the lower area of the elastic bag a liquid opening for retrieving liquid from the elastic bag. The system includes push elements, which abut at opposite walls of the elastic bag and which are spaced apart from one another, a drive unit, which is configured to drive at least one push element, sensors, and a control unit. The sensors are configured to measure a liquid level of the liquid in the elastic bag. The control unit is configured to calculate an amount of liquid in the elastic bag on the basis of the liquid level and the distance between the push elements. The liquid level of the liquid in the elastic bag is changeable by reducing the distance between the push elements by means of the at least one drive unit.

A container for medical use forming a closed compartment for carrying a pressurized liquid includes a side wall member; a rigid bottom portion; a rigid top portion having a through hole; a lid arranged to cover and seal a filling hole; a pressure valve; and a flexible tube arranged inside the closed compartment. The first end of the flexible tube being provided with an opening towards the closed compartment and the second end of the flexible tube is connected to the top portion and in fluid communication with the through hole in the rigid top portion. The side wall member is flexible such that said container is reversibly foldable and unfoldable to be arrangeable in a compact state and an expanded state.

The invention describes a device and a method for a lavage-type introduction of a stool transplant or of another, local or topically effective substance through the anus into the colon of a patient, wherein the substance to be introduced is flushed also into the upper parts of the colon of the patient in a torrent-like manner through correspondingly large-lumen catheters; said device comprises an ano-rectal placed head part remaining inside the patient from the beginning until the end of the application and a system of exchangeable bags, which are connectable to the head part, whereby two different types of bags can be applied, one of which is designed for the cleaning lavage, while the another is designed for the introduction of a substance or a transplant.

An apparatus for nasal irrigation comprising a resiliently compressible bottle component and a spout having a proximal end for demountable engagement with the bottle component. The distal end of the spout may be molded for sealable engagement with a user's nostril. Alternatively, the distal end of the spout may be threaded for demountable sealable engagement with a nasal tip molded for sealable engagement with a user's nostril. The tip may be configured for delivering a solution in the form of a stream, or a spray, or a misting. A kit comprising the nasal irrigation apparatus and one or more selected volumes of one or more nasal irrigation solutions. The kit may additionally comprise one or more nasal tips. The nasal irrigation solution may comprise one or more of an antibiotic, an antihistamine, a steroid, a vasoconstrictor, an emollient, and an ion.

The present invention provides a liquid dispensing device made of non-plastic material for its use to squirt liquid through a nozzle of the device. The non-disposable device is an environmentally friendly and health safe alternative to conventional plastic bottles used by millions of people suffering from allergies for nasal irrigation. The device comprises a main body structure including a plunger disc, a push button operation mechanism, a container, and a nozzle. The container is detachable from the main body so it can be filled with water and warmed up in a microwave oven. When the button is pushed to plunge the disc into the container, warm water is squirted through the nozzle into a nasal opening.

An enema device and a method for using the same are disclosed. The enema device includes a non-plastic container and a liquid delivery tube. The non-plastic container is made of glass, stainless steel, or ceramic. The non-plastic container includes a bottom wall and an annular sidewall extending upwardly from the peripheral of the bottom wall, wherein the bottom wall has a bottom planar surface. The liquid delivery tube is in fluid communication with a containing chamber of the non-plastic container. Therefore, harmful effects to the human body from plasticizer can be prevented.

A fluid distribution system can include a water inlet configured to receive water from a supply spout. A supply line can be connected to the inlet, and an applicator tip can be connected to the supply line distal from the inlet. The applicator tip can be configured to spray water received through the supply line at the same time as the receiving of the water from the supply spout through the inlet. The system can further include a water pressurizing device that is operable to pressurize water received from the supply spout via the water inlet and supplied through the supply line to the applicator tip. The water pressurizing device can include one or more of a powered fluid pump and a source adapter. The system may include a fluid-actuated pressure clamp.

A trans-anal irrigation (TAI) system adapted for self-use includes an irrigation head supplied with water from a reservoir by a pump or by gravity feed. The irrigation head has either internal or external structures for releasably retaining the head in a user's rectum during the water flow portion of a TAI process. A guide member arm may be provided for manipulating the irrigation head for both insertion and removal. The irrigation head is reliably attached to the guide member arm. The guide member arm may include an integral manual pump.