Patent ID: 8057448

Claim:
A device for use in conjunction with a medical or diagnostic apparatus comprising a first conduit having a proximal and a distal end, one insertable member having a single lumen, a front portion and a rear portion; the rear portion of the insertable member shaft positioned at the distal end of the first conduit, wherein said front portion is insertable into a body cavity opening, said insertable member is adapted to allow fluid flow into and out of a body cavity via the single lumen; an inflatable balloon located on the insertable member; a clamp positioned proximally from the rear portion of the insertable member; an effluent reservoir for collecting effluent from the body cavity; a hydrophobic barrier; and, at least one connector means for connecting a second conduit to a medical or diagnostic apparatus; such that a gas emitted by the medical or diagnostic apparatus migrates through the effluent reservoir, through the first conduit and then through the insertable member into the body cavity prior to or during a diagnostic procedure, and wherein effluent drains from the body cavity through the insertable member and through the first conduit into the effluent reservoir.