Portable douche and sitz bath

Claim 2

An instrument for limited penetration into the anal and vaginal canals and supplied with liquid under pressure for douching, and including; an elongated body with a radially expansible head at its foremost end, the head having a peripheral rim, a stop projecting radially from the body and spaced rearward of the head for restricting penetration of the body into said canals, dilating means to expand the head and rim radially into occupancy of a canal to close the same, and nozzle means comprised of jets immediately rearward of the head and supplied with liquid through valve means for cleansing discharge from the canal surrounding the body.

Claim 3

The douche instrument as set forth in claim 1 wherein the expansible head and rim thereof is made of elastomeric material adapted to be stretched by the dilating means.

Claim 4

The douche instrument as set forth in claim 1 wherein the dilating means is comprised of a sleeve slideable over and surrounding a stem carrying the head, the sleeve and head having complementary outwardly and rearwardly divergent faces engageable to expand the head.

Claim 5

The douche instrument as set forth in claim 1, wherein the expansible head and rim thereof is made of elastomeric material adapted to be stretched, and wherein the dilating means is comprised of a sleeve slideable over and surrounding a stem carrying the head, the sleeve and head having complementary outwardly and rearwardly divergent faces engageable to expand the head.

Claim 6

The douche instrument as set forth in claim 1 wherein the dilating means and the valve means are operably connected for simultaneous manipulation.

Claim 7

The douche instrument as set forth in claim 1, wherein the expansible head is made of elastomeric material adapted to be stretched, and wherein the dilating means is comprised of a sleeve slideable over and surrounding a manipulatable stem slideable within the body and carrying the head, the sleeve and head having complementary outwardly and rearwardly divergenT faces engageable to expand the head.

Claim 8

An instrument for restricted penetration into the anal and vaginal canals and supplied with liquid under pressure for douching and sitz bath cleansing, and including; an elongated body with a radially expansible head at its foremost end, the head having a peripheral rim, a stop shield and nozzle ring projecting radially from the body and spaced rearward of the head for restricting penetration of the body into said canals and having liquid jets surrounding the body and disposed in alignment with an area surrounding the head, dilating means to expand the head and rim radially into occupancy of a canal to close the same, and nozzle means comprised of jets immediately rearward of the head, the body being supplied with liquid through valve means for simultaneous discharge from the two said nozzle jets.

Claim 9

An instrument for restricted penetration into the anal and vaginal canals and supplied with liquid under pressure for douching and sitz bath cleansing, and including; an elongated body with a radially expansible head at its foremost end, the head having a peripheral rim, a stop shield and nozzle ring projecting radially from the body and spaced rearward of the head for restricting penetration of the body into said canals and having liquid jets surrounding the body and disposed in alignment with an area surrounding the head, dilating means to expand the head and rim radially into occupancy of a canal to close the same, and nozzle means comprised of jets immediately rearward of the head, the body being supplied with liquid through valve means for simultaneous discharge from the two said nozzle jets.

Claim 10

The douche and sitz bath instrument as set forth in claim 7 wherein the stop shield is selectively shiftable on the body to open and close liquid ports to the jets thereof.

Claim 11

The douche and sitz bath instrument as set forth in claim 7 wherein the expansible head and rim thereof is made of elastomeric material adapted to be stretched by the dilating means.

Claim 12

The douche and sitz bath instrument as set forth in claim 7 wherein the dilating means is comprised of a sleeve slideable over and surrounding a stem carrying the head, the sleeve and head having complementary outwardly and rearwardly divergent faces engageable to expand the head.

Claim 13

The douche and sitz bath instrument as set forth in claim 7, wherein the expansible head and rim thereof is made of elastomeric material adapted to be stretched, and wherein the dilating means is comprised of a sleeve slideable over and surrounding a stem carrying the head, the sleeve and head having complementary outwardly and rearwardly divergent faces engageable to expand the head.

Claim 14

The douche and sitz bath instrument as set forth in claim 7 wherein the dilating means and the valve means are operably connected for simultaneous manipulation.

Claim 15

The douche and sitz bath instrument as set forth in claim 7, wherein the expansible head and rim thereof is made of elastomeric material adapted to be stretched, and wherein the dilating means is comprised of a sleeve slideable over and surrounding a manipulatable stem slideable within the body and carrying the head, the sleeve and head having complementary outwardly and rearwardly divergent faces engageable to expand the head.

Claim 16

An instrument for directing streams of liquid both internally and externally at the anal and vaginal openings for douche and sitz bath cleansing, and including; an elongated cylindrical body with a bore therethrough, a tubular stem slideably carried in the body, a radially expansible head carried by the stem at the forward end of the body, said stem being retractably shiftable by means operating the stem at the rearward end of the body, the head having a peripheral rim, a stop shield and nozzle ring projecting radially from the body and spaced rearward of the head for restricting penetration of the body into said canals and having liquid jets surrounding the body and disposed in alignment with an area surrounding the head, dilating means to expand the head and rim radially into occupancy of a canal to close the same, and nozzle means comprised of jets immediately rearward of the head, the body being supplied with liquid through valve means for simultaneous discharge from the two said nozzle jets.

Claim 17

An instrument for directing streams of liquid both internally and externally at the anal and vaginal openings for douche and sitz bath cleansing, and including; an elongated cylindrical body with a bore therethrough, a tubular stem slideably carried in the body, a radially expansible head carried by the stem at the forward end of the body, said stem being retractably shiftable by means operating the stem at the rearward end of the body, the head having a peripheral rim, a stop shield and nozzle ring projecting radially from the body and spaced rearward of the head for restricting penetration of the body into said canals and having liquid jets surrounding the body and disposed in alignment with an area surrounding the head, dilating means to expand the head and rim radially into occupancy of a canal to close the same, and nozzle means comprised of jets immediately rearward of the head, the body being supplied with liquid through valve means for simultaneous discharge from the two said nozzle jets.

Claim 18

The instrument for directing streams of liquid both internally and externally at the anal and vaginal openings as set forth in claim 14 and wherein the expansible head and rim thereof is made of elastomeric material adapted to be stretched by the dilating means.

Claim 19

The instrument for directing streams of liquid both internally and externally at the anal and vaginal openings as set forth in claim 14 and wherein the dilating means and rim thereof is comprised of a sleeve slideable over and surrounding the stem carrying the head, the sleeve and head having complementary outwardly and rearwardly divergent faces engageable to expand the head.

Claim 20

The instrument for directing streams of liquid both internally and externally at the anal and vaginal openings as set forth in claim 14, wherein the expansible head and rim thereof is made of elastomeric material adapted to be stretched, and wherein the dilating means is comprised of a sleeve slideable over and surrounding the stem carrying the head, the sleeve and head having complementary outwardly and rearwardly divergent faces engageable to expand the head.

Claim 21

The instrument for directing streams of liquid both internally and externally at the anal and vaginal openings as set forth in claim 14 and wherein the dilating means and the valve means are operably connected by the stem for simultaneous manipulation.

Claim 22

The instrument for directing streams of liquid both internally and externally at the anal and vaginal openings as set forth in claim 14, wherein the expansible head and rim thereof is made of elastomeric material adpated to be stretched, and wherein the dilating means is comprised of a sleeve slideable over and surrounding the manipulatable stem slideable within the body and carrying the head, the sleeve and head having complementary outwardly and rearwardly divergent faces engageable to expand the head.

Claim 23

The instrument for directing streams of liquid both internally and externally at the anal and vaginal openings as set forth in claim 14 and wherein the stop shield is selectively shiftable on the body to open and close liquid ports to the jets thereof.