Body cavity treating apparatus

Claim 1

PORTABLE APPARATUS, FOR TREATING BODY CAVITIES WITH TREATING FLUIDS, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, AN APPLICATOR FORMED WITH A FLUID-RECEIVING CHAMBER AND PERFORATIONS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CHAMBER FOR DISCHARGE OF FLUID THEREFROM INTO THE BODY CAVITY; A FLUID SUPPLY CONTAINER FOR CONTAINING THE ENTIRE SUPPLY OF FRESH TREATING FLUID FEED PIPE CONNECTING SAID CONTAINER TO SAID CHAMBER; A DRAIN CONTAINER ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SUPPLY CONTAINER TO FORM A COMBINED SUPPLY AND DRAIN ASSEMBLY, SAID CONTAINERS BEING SEALED OFF FROM EACH OTHER IN A FLUID-TIGHT MANNER AND OPERABLE INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER; A DRAIN PIPE CONNECTED TO SAID DRAIN CONTAINER AND HAVING AN INLET END COMMUNICABLE WITH THE BODY CAVITY; SAID CONTAINERS, DURING USE OF THE APPARATUS, BEING SEALED EXCEPT FOR THE RESPECTIVE FEED PIPE AND DRAIN PIPE CONNECTED THERETO; AND MEANS OPERABLE TO ACTIVATE SAID CONTAINERS INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER, TO SUPPLY TREATING FLUID TO THE BODY CAVITY AND TO WITHDRAW TREATING FLUIDS THEREFROM, RESPECTIVELY, WHEREBY THE TREATING FLUID SUPPLY AND TREATING FLUID DRAINAGE MAY TAKE PLACE INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER; SAID DRAIN CONTAINER REQUIRING POSITIVE ACTIVATION BY SAID ACTIVATING MEANS TO WITHDRAW TREATING FLUID THEREUNTO, SO THAT TREATING FLUID MAY BE MAINTAINED IN THE BODY CAVITY AT WILL; SAID CONTAINERS INCLUDING OUTER WALLS OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL AND A COMMON INNER WALL OF RIGID MATERIAL, SEPARATING SAID CONTAINERS; FEEDING OF TREATING FLUID TO SAID APPLICATOR BEING EFFECTED BY COMPRESSING AT LEAST SAID SUPPLY CONTAINER AGAINST SAID RIGID COMMON WALL.