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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7818824 | Portable baby sanitizer with air pump A portable baby sanitizer with air pump device is provided which allows a user to activate a pressurizable chamber, that will dispense a multiplicity of liquid streams onto, and in order to cleanse, a baby's bottom. The sanitizer device includes the pressurizable ch... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7305724 | Stowable baby bathinette A baby changing, cleansing and bathing station with a basin hinged at the rear to pivot away from the wall overtop an existing toilet, a shower wand with adapter for connection to an existing faucet or shower, a front leg assembly for automatically deploying upon pi... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7278987 | Ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray The present invention relates to an ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray. The tray includes a tray structure having a recessed area that includes at least a bottom, opposite side walls, a front and a back, wherein the front has a first width of a pre... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7225481 | Toilet and toilet insert A comfortable elongated toilet designed for men to sit on the toilet to urinate and dispose of water without contaminating the penis. The Big Boys Cave has a Big Boys Rest to position the penis horizontally. This horizontal position avoids the penis from dropping in... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7117646 | Privacy enclosure A privacy enclosure for use on a boat. The privacy enclosure includes a plurality of rigid wall structures that raise in a first vertical direction and extend in a second lateral direction to provide sufficient space for use as a changing room. The privacy enclosure... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7065802 | Bidet assembly A novel bidet housing formed from a plurality of nesting plastic parts having control modules formed therein which maintain a constant water pressure in the housing notwithstanding the supply water pressure used to fill the same. The control modules have knobs acces... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6925659 | Fluid jetting device A cleaning water jetting device 40 formed so as to rotate a nozzle by a fluid pressure and capable of reducing the size of the drive part of a pump for feeding fluid to a chamber and an operation cost, comprising an upper side through-hole 6A recessedl... | 08/09/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6434761 | Portable soaking and bath pan for treating perineal wounds A portable soaking and bath pan is provided for treating perineal wounds of a bedridden patient. The pan comprises a bottom portion having a generally flat lower surface for being supported upon the patient's bed and upwardly and outwardly flaring sides t... | 08/20/2002 |
| 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 |
| 5636391 | Baby bidet for cleaning a baby A baby bidet adapted to be placed on the top of the rim of a toilet bowl in order to facilitate cleaning a baby placed in the bidet, such as when changing a soiled diaper. The bidet is shaped so as to fit within and on the toilet bowl, and includes a slop... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5551098 | Personal bidet and associated method A hygienic method utilizes a bidet device including a substantially annular frame having an inlet port, an outlet port and a reservoir chamber for guiding a fluidic cleaning agent from the inlet port to the outlet port. The method comprises the steps of (... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5361427 | Personal bidet and associated method A bidet device comprises a substantially annular balloon member disposable on a toilet bowl rim or toilet seat. The balloon member is provided with an inlet port for enabling a filling of the balloon member with a fluidic cleaning agent such as water. A v... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5067186 | Baby bidet apparatus with retraction and height adjustment means An infant's bidet is provided, which folds out of the way over a toilet. The bidet comprises a container with a drainer platform, inclined surfaces that direct waste into a bowl, an elevated child bearing platform, accessory shelves and height adjustment ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4932083 | Insert urinal compartment for toilet bowls An open top basin for receiving urine is inserted into the front portion of a conventional single cavity toilet bowl. The basin has a normally closed valve in the bottom of the basin to release the accumulated urine. A float rests on the surface of the wa... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4841582 | Washer construction for a sanitary device A washer construction for a sanitary device adapted to be associated with a toilet bowl includes a hot water tank having a pair of extendable and retractable nozzles extending through the wall of the tank into the interior of the toilet bowl for washing p... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4809370 | Apparatus for assisting in bowel evacuation Apparatus for assisting in the evacuation of the waste matter (feces) present in the rectum and sigmoid colon consisting of a framelike structure supporting a container of warm water so positioned that the anus of the user is submersed in the water. Adapt... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4764997 | Sitz bath for use with douche A sitz bath appliance for use with a hand held bidet is disclosed which enables conventional cleaning with the hand held bidet followed by closing of a drain with medicated, sanitary, constant temperature soaking. The sitz bath includes a circular rim con... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4674138 | Disposable sitz bath A disposable sitz bath for use with a conventional toilet is formed by two sheets of a water impervious, pliable material bonded together on three sides to form a pouch. One corner of the fourth open side of the pouch is excised diagonally to form an over... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4670920 | Apparatus for assisting in bowel evacuation Apparatus for assisting in the evacuation of the bowel and sigmoid colon consisting of a framelike structure supporting a container of warm water so positioned that the anus of the user is submersed in the water. Adapted for use on a flush toilet, connect... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4550454 | Toilet-bowl bidet apparatus An add-on bidet includes a moulded plastic seat (12) which has a channel-shaped cross-section. A pivoting spray-arm (108) is stowed between the toilet-bowl rim and the inside of the channel. The inner wall (16) of the seat acts as a splash guard. The spra... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4422190 | Safety toilet seat A safety toilet seat comprising a cassette jacket type seat, a water transporting system and a controlled heating system whereby the cassette jacket-type seat is made as a jacket, the interior of which is filled with water which is kept warm by the contro... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4326308 | Hygienic device providing sitz bath, shower, and douche An apparatus usable with conventional toilet structures, said apparatus of the type designed for providing sitz bath, sitz shower, and other such treatments of the general peri-anal area. A conduit means preferably extends vertically through an aperture formed... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4324008 | Disposable sitz bath The disclosure relates to a flexible membrane configured and dimensioned so as to be capable of lining a conventional toilet bowl thereby to function as a sitz bath. The membrane extends into the toilet bowl and has an integral overflow pipe for the disch... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4287618 | Portable therapeutic sitz-bath, shower and bidet combination A combination sitz bath, sitz shower, bidet and warm air unit. A portable unit comprises a U-shaped toilet seat supported at a sitting height by a hollow rigid construction having an open bottom. Adjustably positioned below said seat is a shower head alig... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4207628 | Combination toilet seat and bidet basin A toilet seat and an overlying bidet basin replacing the toilet seat cover. The toilet seat has enlarged inward sloping opposite middle portions for the supportive engagement of the user's thighs and an opening including enlarged front and rear portions a... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4177527 | Latch on masquerader unit A stabilizing latch is provided for a combination unit having a fixed toilet bowl and a wash basin which is hingedly mounted on the unit and adapted to swing over the toilet bowl when the toilet bowl is not in use and to swing outwardly to permit use of t... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4145767 | Combination water closet and bidet A composite water closet and bidet includes a bowl defining a water basin having a rear edge portion on which a storage tank is positioned, in fluid communication with the water basin. A toilet seat having an opening therein is pivotally mounted on the bo... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4025966 | Portable and collapsible sitz bath receptacle An envelope of water impervious sheet material is sized to rest on and overlap the open top edge of a toilet bowl beneath the seat. A relatively rigid ring is positioned within the envelope and is sized to extend across the toilet bowl top edge from rear ... | 05/31/1977 |