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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361170 | Device, system, kit or method for collecting effluent from an individual The present invention relates to a device, method, system and kit for receiving effluent from an individual. In an alternative embodiment, the present invention is directed to a device, method, system and kit for collecting effluent from an individual during a medic... | 04/22/2008 |
| RE39930 | Hygienic, removable toilet attachment for enema, douche or colonic irrigation A toilet attachment is configured for positioning between a toilet seat and a toiled bowl. In use, the toilet attachment is secured by the weight of the toilet seat. The toilet attachment has a base plate and a tubular irrigation assembly which can be connected to a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7182754 | Containerless tissue sample collection trap A containerless tissue sample collection trap featuring, in the preferred embodiment, a flexible filter and an applicator having a shaft terminating in a distal end with a channel therein receiving a portion of the flexible filter, the combination of the applicator ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7160274 | Skin-cleansing appliance with venting aperatures An appliance for cleansing a surface area of the skin including a separately applicable cleansing appliance adapted to fit tightly against the surface of the body and being provided with an inlet for injection of liquid and an outlet. The appliance includes two wall... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7122025 | Rectal insertion device A rectal insertion device (1) for the treatment of disorders of the digestive tract of a human or animal patient having a body (3, 5) comprises a forward section (8) which in an operative position of the device is disposed in the anal canal of t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7066917 | Oral gastric lavage kit with matched aspiration stream apertures A kit includes all the materials necessary for oral gastric lavage in a single pouch. The components, many of which are common hospital supplies, may thus be pre-selected to work together in critical applications and to resist clogging. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| RE38690 | Hygienic, removable toilet attachment for enema, douche or colonic irrigation A toilet attachment is configured for positioning between a toilet seat and a toiled bowl. In use, the toilet attachment is secured by the weight of the toilet seat. The toilet attachment has a base plate and a tubular irrigation assembly which can be connected to a... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6692474 | Recovery instrument A medical instrument, or collection instrument, for collecting foreign material, such as calculuses and clips that have fallen in the abdominal cavity, is disclosed. The collection instrument includes a tube (1) that is hollow in the longitudinal directio... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6569132 | Medical device Rectal insertion device (1) for treating disorders of the digestive tract of a human or animal body such as colic comprising an elongate shaft (3) which is insertable into the anal canal of the human or animal body and a receptacle (12) for collecting fec... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6342052 | Anorectal apparatus An anorectal apparatus for insertion in an anorectum including a body and a passageway extending through the body. The anorectal apparatus protects the anal canal, the perianus, and the perineum from direct and prolonged contact with fecal material such t... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6245049 | Device for stoma hygiene A device for stoma hygiene includes a cover having a first end and a second end, the first end being generally open, and being constructed and arranged to seal against a stoma to be cleansed, and a ball joint disposed at the second end of the cover which ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5946741 | Hygienic, removable toilet attachment for enema, douche or colonic irrigation A toilet attachment is configured for positioning between a toilet seat and a toiled bowl. In use, the toilet attachment is secured by the weight of the toilet seat. The toilet attachment has a base plate and a tubular irrigation assembly which can be con... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5935115 | Suprapubic catheter leak collection device A suprapubic fluid collection device contains leakage from an ostomy site. The device comprises an adhesive patch, a collection bag, and a urinary catheter. The adhesive patch has adhesive on one side for securing the patch around the ostomy site and a ri... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5871463 | Self-contained portable colon therapy machine The portable self-contained colonic machine includes a generally T-shaped housing having hot and cold water inlets, a mixed water inlet and a drain in a recess below the flange on one side of the machine and a water outlet to the user, a return line inlet... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5271735 | Exterior antimigration refinements for self-cleaning indwelling therapeutic articles External grooving on a catheter traps microorganisms nurtured by mucus in a patient's body. The grooving also traps contaminating debris, originating outside the body, that migrates into the body along the catheter exterior. Energy, which may be a propaga... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5250024 | System for introducing a therapeutic agent into the rectum A device for administering a liquid into the bowel of a person. The device comprises a rigid conduit, a manually actuatable pump, and a reservoir holding the liquid. The conduit is of a general J-shape having an elongated straight proximal section and a c... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5199945 | Electro-motive enema It is an enema device, in which an electro-motive pump is used for adapting to different water containers, and a power supply unit in the device may be a rectifier or a car power supply; a rubber tube is connected with a rectal pipe or a washing nozzle, w... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5190519 | Method and apparatus for pulsing water into the colon area A bowel care apparatus is characterized by having a pump circuit for pumping water under pressure through a speculum, and the pumping circuit may be placed in a pulse mode to further stimulate the rectal and colon areas during each infusion cycle.... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5061255 | Exterior antimigration refinements for self-cleaning indwelling therapeutic articles External grooving on a catheter traps microorganisms nurtured by mucus in a patient's body. The grooving also traps contaminating debris, originating outside the body, that migrates into the body along the catheter exterior. Energy, which may be a propaga... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5019056 | Bowel care apparatus A bowel care system is made up of a wheeled cart unit so as to be readily transportable between a patient and bathroom for removal of waste matter from the patient by means of colonic lavage apparatus mounted on the unit, the apparatus including a fill co... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4986822 | Rectal-colon dilator and collector assembly A rectal-colon dilator and fecal collector assembly having a tubular member with a meltable cap at one end and an external base member for supporting the tubular member at its other end. The base member has a circular aperture communicating with the tubul... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4906238 | Exterior antimigration refinements for self-cleaning indwelling therapeutic articles External grooving on a catheter traps microorganisms nurtured by mucus in a patient's body. The grooving also traps contaminating debris, originating outside the body, that migrates into the body along the catheter exterior. Energy, which may be a propaga... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4874363 | Colon hydrotherapy and evacuator system An apparatus and method for providing a colonic lavage to a patient comprises a speculum for insertion into the colon of the patient with the speculum being generally tubular and having a tapered end within the colon with opposing openings formed therein ... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4813931 | Pediatric suction system and method with filter This invention relates to a novel, pediatric suction system and method whereby a liquid-impervious filter prevents liquids aspirated into the chamber through a suction tube from traveling into a vacuum tube. Correspondingly, the filter prevents reverse tr... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4792332 | Apparatus for colonic irrigation A user operated colonic irrigaiton device. The device comprising a board to be received on a lavatory and to receive a person undergoing treatment with a generally triangular opening in the board. A resilient hood with an open end, being resiliently defor... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4775366 | Aspirator for collection of bodily fluid An aspirator includes a closed container having a suction tube connected to a closed bellows within the container for creating a vacuum, and a patient tube for insertion into the body cavity of a patient for sucking removal of mucus and other excess bodil... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4662890 | Tubular medical prosthesis A tubular prosthesis comprising a tube having an inner end securable deeply within an outwardly-open body opening and an outer end affixed to a mounting plate. The outer tube end may be everted upon a circumferentially positioned rigid ring, the thus enla... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4655744 | Method for dissolving a solidified mass in vivo, and apparatus for use in said method A method for dissolving a solidified mass in vivo, and apparatus for oscillating a fluid into and out from a body area. The method comprises introducing a dissolving agent into a body area, and oscillating an agitating fluid into and out from that body ar... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4645497 | Colonic irrigation board A one piece colonic irrigation board having a generally elongate support table with a width and length which allows a person to lie comfortably thereon. The table includes an opening at a rear end thereof and a catch basin formed over the opening for rece... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4628554 | Collapsible support used during colonic irrigation A support for the prone back during an upper enema, in which the legs are folded, with the feet resting on footrests and the buttocks adjacent to an effluent shield which stops the effluent and allows it to drop into a toilet, on which the lower part of t... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4596554 | Colo-rectal evacuator A colo-rectal evacuator is disclosed for mechanically removing waste material through a patient's rectum. The evacuator includes a rectal tube with a distal nozzle end that is designed to be inserted into the patient's anal canal; an adjacent inflatable b... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4568332 | Medical instrument for suction lipectomy A medical instrument for removing fat from inside a human body is provided wherein first and second projections, each adapted to be connected to a suction probe or a suction tube, are located at one end of a hollow body.... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4311140 | Vacuum curet having an improved curetting opening A vacuum curet having an improved curet tip opening. The curetting opening has a larger open cross section area than heretofore used and a novel shape. The shape includes (a) a central flat portion extending in a plane through the axis of the curet, (b) a... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4092984 | Undulating rectal flushing apparatus A portable apparatus for irrigation of the intestines and colon wherein an undulating stream of warm water is injected by an enema tip vertically reciprocating in and out of the lower end of the rectum in timed relation allowing for simultaneous intermitt... | 06/06/1978 |
