Patent ID: 8518012

Claim:
A device for rectal lavage, comprising: a rigid tubular body ( 10 ); a nozzle ( 12 ) for insertion into the anus ( 50 ) of a patient, the nozzle ( 12 ) being constituted by a tapered front end portion of the tubular body ( 10 ) that is more flexible than said rigid tubular body, and having a broadest region ( 15 ); a port ( 14 ) for the insertion of an irrigation hose ( 16 ) into the device; an opening ( 18 ) in said nozzle ( 12 ) for the passage of the irrigation hose ( 16 ) there-through; at least one drain hole ( 20 ) positioned in said nozzle ( 12 ), forward of said broadest region ( 15 ) thereof and spaced from said opening ( 18 ), for the passage of irrigated fecal matter from the rectum ( 52 ) into the hollow interior ( 24 ) of said tubular body ( 10 ); and a discharge outlet ( 22 ) from the hollow interior ( 24 ) of said tubular body ( 10 ) for the discharge of irrigated fecal matter from the device, the internal cross-sectional area of the discharge outlet being greater than the internal cross-sectional area of the largest of the drain hole(s).