Colonic cleansing device
US8652102B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M1/77
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention may provide devices suitable for insertion into a body passage. The devices may include a conduit and a distal head region located at the distal end of said conduit. A plurality of apertures on the surface of said head region and conduit may be used to direct a liquid spray outwards from said device. The apertures may be designed and spatially arranged such that when the device is inserted into a body passage, the liquid spray emitted from said apertures may be capable of both reducing the frictional contact between the device and the walls of said passage and of cleansing said passage of undesired solid and other particulate matter.
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