Patent ID: 8043260

Claim:
A device for insertion into a body cavity to selectively transport fluids to and from said body cavity, comprising: a tube comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen which traverses from an interior of said body cavity to an exterior of said body cavity; an anchoring device that is attached to the proximal end of said tube, wherein said anchoring device comprises a housing, and an elongated connecting member having a lumen extending from a first end of said elongated connecting member to a second end of said elongated connecting member, said elongated connecting member being pivotally mounted to said housing, wherein said elongated connecting member is pivotable to a first position to align said lumen of said elongated connecting member with said lumen of said tube to facilitate transportation of fluids to and from said body cavity, and said elongated connecting member is alternately pivotable to a second position to prevent alignment of said lumen of said elongated connecting member with said lumen of said tube holding mechanism to prevent transportation of fluids to and from said body cavity; and an interior holding mechanism that is attached to the distal end of said tube, wherein said housing of said anchoring device comprises a channel therein, and wherein, when said elongated connecting member is in the second position, said elongated connecting member rests in said channel.