Patent ID: 7452347

Claim:
A device for insertion into a body cavity to selectively transport fluids to and from said body cavity, comprising: a tube comprising a lumen which traverses from an interior of said body cavity to an exterior of said body cavity, said tube having a first end and a second end, said second end having an enlargement for anchoring said second end of said tube within a body cavity; an anchoring device that is attached to said first end of said tube, wherein said anchoring device comprises a housing, and an elongated connector member having a lumen extending from a first end of said elongated connector member to a second end of said elongated connector member, said elongated connector member being pivotally mounted to said housing, wherein said elongated connecting member is pivoted to align to permit movement between a first position in which said elongated connector member is positioned substantially parallel to said tube to align said lumen of said elongated connecting member with said lumen of said tube to facilitate permit transportation of fluids to and from said body cavity, and said elongated connecting member is alternately pivoted to and a second position in which said elongated connector member is positioned substantially perpendicular to said tube 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.