US1111587A - Surgical appliance. - Google Patents

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M. IVERSEN. SURGICAL APPLIANCE.

APPLIOATION I'ILED 001'. 27, 1913.

1,1 1 1,587. Patented'sept. 22, 1914.

filllllllllllllllllll A5 5 i /6' g 1 6 WITNESSES INVENTOR ATTORNEYS THE NORRJS PETERS CO. FHOTO-LITHO. WASHINGTUN, D. C.

' ing anoutlet in which are mounted pair of valves or; stop 'cocks,.oneof wh1ch1sde i T allvwhomit mag concern."

ICHAE rvrmsnu, or srouen'rongwrscousm.

Be it known that I, MICHAEL IvnRsnN, a citizen of the United States, and a re'sldent of Stoughton, in .the-co u1ty 10f Dane and StatebfW'isconSin, have, invented a newand Improved Surgical Appliance, of which the following is a full, clear," and exactdescription. e a

c 4 This invention relates to improvements 1n surgical ,or, medical appliances or apparatus and more particularlyto -a "new.v an improved fountain especiallyv adaptedpfor use in douching, .and characterized by an improved construction'tofpermit-the; flow of a given amount of'amfiuid in a-igivenftime or alarge quantity .of such fluidfor the pur;

pose of a giving enemas I 101- constituting a proctoclysisapparatus. a

A ,further'ob' ct of he invention-is the provision ofanim'proved can or tank' hav signed to be setat a certain adjustment for permitting the flow of'acertain number of drops of the fluid per minute, especially 1n i the case" of proctoclysis when only -60 Tdrops per minute,arefallowable"generally,

while the secondrvalvev'is designed tojpermit the flow of the fluid or "to cut off ,saidfiow passing through the first rnentioned valve,

* whereby it is unnecessary-to: require read justment of the a, first: mentioned valve, usually constituting an arduous task, for the discharge of the required quantity of fluid as in proctoclysis treatment, as distin- V guished from such treatments] as above re v ferredlto in whiehboth valves will "be tally opened.

- A further object; of invention isto.

provide" a device for the purpose specified in which the dischargeypipe cornmunicat--v ing. with the interior of the can near the bottom thereof has a tube connected there-i;

to outwardly of the, aforesaid valves,-said tube extending upwardly and commiuiicat- 5. ing with the interior of th'e' can or tank near "the top so as to constitute;:a*-;handle bywhich the device may bei carried or cone veniently suspended, and also providing aul auxiliary duct for the escapeof the returned;- -gases for the relief of flatusythedevice be:

' ingadapted for use with, and also .being" a" illustrated in I 'my a summ t APPLIANCELI a Specification o f itters Patent. Application filedpctober 2?,"1913, Serial No. 797505. 1

Paterited Sept. 22

the invention resides more particularly in a V cation, inwhich the figure is a side elevation, partly "in section, of the improved surgical appliance or fountain.

lVith the preliminaryunderstanding eX- pressed in the ,objectsof thezinventionias an 1 improvement upon the application inquestion, the illustratedembodiment is shown in the form of a fountain cantor tank 10 of any suitable shape or preferably of circular contour in general outline but flattened at the back portion as showniat '11 torengage a verticalsupport or Wall 12 and 'be steadily held thereagai'nst" and supported by means ofian apertured vertically extending projjection or ear, 18 by. a nail or the like 14 zengaged through the aperture 15. The can is preferably constructed of enameled metal, either tin or iron ware, and has a cover 16 {fitted to normallyclose its upper end. By removingthe cover the can may be filled very, conveniently. sand to :any required height the coverpbeing ofi whi-le the device lSlIl11S6.J 1

Adjacent to ,its lower end theycan is provided with an outletforfidischarge opening.

around which is disposed a fitting 17 which f may be provided with a threaded engaging portion 18,1301 the casing 19 ofa turnvalve o1fpet f cock 2O constituting the inner controllingmember adapted to be set at a par- I casing 2l havinga turn valve, or pet cock 22 operating thereingthe form: of a valve used having no specialkbefaring upon the broad idea of providing the inner and outer controlling members to; regulatej the flovvfof the fluid a through. the outlet. "1 The outer valve isadaptedmore especially to be. totally closedi or opened. for the purpose of permitting the free discharge of the fluidpassin through "the valve 20,01 to entirely cut o ther flow into, and through the discharge tube'23 which is connected with the casing 21.

The tube 23 has a tube 24 communicating therewith, p fame is... gmuy wise and the tube 24 extend mg upwardly, man inclined direction as' illustrated if desired, and havinga curved top portion 25 through the duct'of which communicaton is made with the interior of the can. The tube 2 l thus provides a con venient handle by which the receptacle or can'may be carried and suspended in the mannerheretoforc described. An important-feature is that the tube 24 communicates with the tube 23 outwardly of'the valves or a pet cocks and they have a common-communication for the attachment of a flexible tube and nozzle in theordinary or any preferred manner. Thus, when the device is in use audit is desired to provide a free discharge of the fluid both'of the: valves areopened,

but in the special adaptation "of the construction in question'rth inner valve is adjusted todischarge a given number of drops of the fluid perminute, or other number r desired to be administered, the valve 22 operating to permit the flow or to entirely out off the same by operation independently of the valve 20. a To provide relief against fiatus or back pressure'of the gases generat ed,rvit will be observed thatthrou'gh the instrumentality of thetube 24r two distinct paths of communication are established with the interior of the'can,:and as the valve 20 provides a restricted communication and as the tube 24 is unobstructed, it is obvious that the air and gases will freely pass through the tube 24c and into the receptacle to relieve a patient and prevent displacementfofthe nozzle or instrument employed.

tube 2.4, the cover may be well omitted without affecting theoperation "of the ap pliance':

Having-thus-described my invention, what r I claim-as new and'desire to'secu're by Letters Patent is a 1. 5A: fountain can comprising a receptacle having-a. supporting lextension and a removable cover, a valve connected to the receptacle adjacent the bottom thereofand provided with: a'passageway extending hori zontally therefrom, and another passageway adjacent. the top of the receptacle and communicatlng with the first-mentioned passagewayoutwardly ofthe valve, said second passageway being inclined at a spaced dis tanee'from the receptacle'andbeing rigid.

Gopiespfth is patent may be obtained for Washington, C.

-mit the discharge of a predetermined quan- 2. A fountain can comprising "a recep tacle, a" valve connected to the can adjacent communicating with the interior of t e receptacle adjacent the top thereof and with thefirst named passagewaybutwardly of the valve, said secondpassageway being inclined at a. spaced distance'from the receptacle.

3."A fountain receptacle of the class described,comprising a vessel having an outlet near its bottom provided with a discharge tube, a rigid tube communicating with the first-mentioned'tube at a spaced distance from the vessel and also communicatingwith theinterior of'the Ivesselnearthetop of the latterysaidtube having rigid connections with the vessel and'discharge tube,'and providing a handle for the vessel and a return duct forthe air andflgases, and a pair of. valves mounted inth'e outlet tube.

4.- A fountain cancomprising a receptacle having an open topya valve "connected. to the can 'adjacenti'the bottom thereof and provided with a passagewayrextending horizon-tally therefrom, anotherflpassageway ad-- jacent the top of the receptacleandconr m'unicating with the first named passage .way' outwardly of the valve, and a second valve mounted in the firstnamed passageway outwardly ofthe first named valve whereby wh n the first nameddval ve-is setto per:-

tity of fluid, said fiuid 'niaybepermittedjto'l escape or be held fromescapingat required intervals, furtherdischargeof said predetermined quantity of fluid being permitted by operation of the outer valve alone.

5. A fountain can comprising areceptacle, a valve connected to the receptacle adjacent the bottom thereof and provided with a ,passageway extending" outwardly therefrom, and another passageway leading from the receptacle near its top and communicating with the first named passageway outwardly of the valve, said second" passageway being positioned at a spaceddistance from the receptacle'throughout its length,

said receptacle being adapted to contain and discharge fluid'through the first passageway under a hydrostatic pressure head. 7 V In testimony whereof Ihave signed my name to this'specification in the presence of two subscribingfiwitnesses. I 1

' MICHAEL IVER$EN. Witnesses; I v j n 1- H. AHHUL ETHER, i

"A. G. QLSE'NJ five cents each, by addressing, the Commissidh'erqt 3ate'zi'ts,

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