Patent ID: 6669682
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: A61D

Abstract:
An apparatus for transporting a fluid through a natural orifice of an animal and into a natural body cavity of said animal, said apparatus comprising:a reservoir for the fluid, a locator, a part of said locator passing through said natural orifice, conforming with the natural body cavity and being retained at a predetermined position within said natural body cavity for release of said fluid at the predetermined position in the natural body cavity, a penetration controlling device controlling an amount of penetration of the part of said locator into said natural body cavity and an amount of a remainder of the locator located exteriorly of the natural body cavity, whereby the part of the locator is allowed to freely move into and out of said natural body cavity while being retained in the natural body cavity during movement of the animal, a conduit communicating between said reservoir and said part of said locator, an automatic delivery system for advancing said fluid through said conduit between said reservoir and said part of said locator located in said natural body cavity, and said reservoir and said automatic delivery system being securable to the exterior of said animal.