Apparatus for bladder irrigation and medication

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR BLADDER IRRIGATION AND MEDICATION OF A CATHETERIZED PATIENT EMPLOYING A SINGLE CATHETER LUMEN PERFORMING ONE OR A PLURALITY OF BLADDER IRRIGATION CYCLES, EACH CONSISTING OF A BLADDER FILL CYCLE AND A BLADDER DRAIN CYCLE, COMPRISING AN IRRIGATION FLUID CONTAINER AND A BLADDER DRAINAGE CONTAINER, EACH VENTED TO ATMOSPHERE, A Y-CONNECTOR WITH THE STEM THEREOF CONNECTED TO SAID CATHETER, AN IRRIGATION TUBE CONNECTED BETWEEN THE IRRIGATION FLUID CONTAINER AND ONE BRANCH OF SAID Y-CONNECTOR, A DRAINAGE TUBE CONNECTED BETWEEN THE OTHER BRANCH OF SAID Y-CONNECTOR AND SAID BLADDER DRAINAGE CONTAINER, AN ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVEN PUMP MEANS PROVIDING A CONTINUOUS FLOW OF IRRIGATION FLUID THROUGH SAID IRRIGATION TUBE TO AND THROUGH SAID ONE BRANCH OF SAID Y-CONNECTOR, DRAIN VALVE MEANS ADAPTED TO INTERRUPT FLOW THROUGH SAID DRAINAGE TUBE WHEN CLOSED, ELECTRIC TIMER CONTROLLED MEANS CLOSING SAID DRAIN VALVE MEANS INITIATING A BLADDER IRRIGATION CYCLE WHEREBY TO ESTABLISH A BLADDER FILL CYCLE WHEREIN IRRIGATION FLUID IS PUMPED FOR A GIVEN PERIOD OF TIME TO AND THROUGH SAID CATHETER INTO THE PATIENT''S BLADDER, SAID TIMER CONTROLLED MEANS OPENING SAID VALVE MEANS AT THE END OF SAID BLADDER FILL CYCLE WHEREBY TO ESTABLISH A DRAINAGE CYCLE OF A RELATIVELY SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME THAN SAID BLADDER FILL CYCLE WHEREIN IRRIGATING FLUID AND URINE ACCUMULATED IN THE BLADDER DURING THE BLADDER FILL CYCLE DRAINS THROUGH SAID DRAINAGE TUBE INTO SAID BLADDER DRAINAGE CONTAINER SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE FLOW OF IRRIGATION FLUID FROM SAID PUMP THROUGH SAID IRRIGATION TUBE AND SAID DRAINAGE TUBE INTO SAID BLADDER DRAINAGE CONTAINER, SAID TIMER CONTROLLED MEANS RECLOSING SAID DRAIN VALVE MEANS AT THE END OF EACH BLADDER DRAIN CYCLE WHEREBY TO INITIATE ANOTHER BLADDER IRRIGATION CYCLE, THE DRAINAGE OF THE PATIENT''S BLADDER BEING AIDED BY THE SAID PUMP FLOW OF IRRIGATION FLUID THROUGH SAID DRAIN LINE DURING EACH SAID DRAINAGE CYCLE, AND AN ON-OFF SWITCH MEANS FOR APPLYING ELECTRIC CURRENT TO SAID APPARATUS TO START OR STOP THE SAME AT THE BEGINNING OR END OR DURING ANY IRRIGATION CYCLE.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR BLADDER IRRIGATION AND MEDICATION OF A CATHETERIZED PATIENT EMPLOYING A SINGLE CATHETER LUMEN PERFORMING ONE OR A PLURALITY OF BLADDER IRRIGATION CYCLES, EACH CONSISTING OF A BLADDER FILL CYCLE AND A BLADDER DRAIN CYCLE, COMPRISING AN IRRIGATION FLUID CONTAINER AND A BLADDER DRAINAGE CONTAINER, EACH VENTED TO ATMOSPHERE, A Y-CONNECTOR WITH THE STEM THEREOF CONNECTED TO SAID CATHETER, AN IRRIGATION TUBE CONNECTED BETWEEN THE IRRIGATION FLUID CONTAINER AND ONE BRANCH OF SAID Y-CONNECTOR, A DRAINAGE TUBE CONNECTED BETWEEN THE OTHER BRANCH OF SAID Y-CONNECTOR AND SAID BLADDER DRAINAGE CONTAINER, AN ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVEN PUMP MEANS PROVIDING A CONTINUOUS FLOW OF IRRIGATION FLUID THROUGH SAID IRRIGATION TUBE TO AND THROUGH SAID ONE BRANCH OF SAID Y-CONNECTOR, DRAIN VALVE MEANS ADAPTED TO INTERRUPT FLOW THROUGH SAID DRAINAGE TUBE WHEN CLOSED, ELECTRIC TIMER CONTROLLED MEANS CLOSING SAID DRAIN VALVE MEANS INITIATING A BLADDER IRRIGATION CYCLE WHEREBY TO ESTABLISH A BLADDER FILL CYCLE WHEREIN IRRIGATION FLUID IS PUMPED FOR A GIVEN PERIOD OF TIME TO AND THROUGH SAID CATHETER INTO THE PATIENT''S BLADDER, SAID TIMER CONTROLLED MEANS OPENING SAID VALVE MEANS AT THE END OF SAID BLADDER FILL CYCLE WHEREBY TO ESTABLISH A DRAINAGE CYCLE OF A RELATIVELY SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME THAN SAID BLADDER FILL CYCLE WHEREIN IRRIGATING FLUID AND URINE ACCUMULATED IN THE BLADDER DURING THE BLADDER FILL CYCLE DRAINS THROUGH SAID DRAINAGE TUBE INTO SAID BLADDER DRAINAGE CONTAINER SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE FLOW OF IRRIGATION FLUID FROM SAID PUMP THROUGH SAID IRRIGATION TUBE AND SAID DRAINAGE TUBE INTO SAID BLADDER DRAINAGE CONTAINER, SAID TIMER CONTROLLED MEANS RECLOSING SAID DRAIN VALVE MEANS AT THE END OF EACH BLADDER DRAIN CYCLE WHEREBY TO INITIATE ANOTHER BLADDER IRRIGATION CYCLE, THE DRAINAGE OF THE PATIENT''S BLADDER BEING AIDED BY THE SAID PUMP FLOW OF IRRIGATION FLUID THROUGH SAID DRAIN LINE DURING EACH SAID DRAINAGE CYCLE, AND AN ON-OFF SWITCH MEANS FOR APPLYING ELECTRIC CURRENT TO SAID APPARATUS TO START OR STOP THE SAME AT THE BEGINNING OR END OR DURING ANY IRRIGATION CYCLE.