US2427953A - Apparatus for treatment of rectal disorders and the like - Google Patents

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Sept. 23, 1947. A. FlSHKO APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF RECTAL DISORDERS AND THE LIKE Filed April 5, 1944 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 I 53 56/ 79 I g H (4a.

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APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF RECTAL DISORDERS AND THE LIKE Sept. 23, 1947.

Filed April 5,1944 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR.

ABRAHAM F/SHKO A TTORNEY Patented Sept. 23, 1947 TE STATES mm:

APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF RECTAL DIS ORDERS AND THELIKEI Abraham Fishko, Ba ter N. n Application April 5, 1944, Serial no. 529,563

4 Claims. (01. 4-7) This invention relates to improvements in devices employed for medical purposes, and more particularly to chairs, bidets or the like adapted for use in the treatment of rectal, vaginal or like disorders.

It is a purpose of the present invention to provide a seatwhich may be employed as a table, bidet, or the like and utilizable for the treatment of rectal disorders, such as, hemorrhoids, rectal pus formations, rectal abrasions and swellings; for Vaginal'disorders and for irrigations.

It is a further purpose of this invention to provide a medical seat and the like with which a diseased human orifice may be bathed with a medicated fluid.

It is a still further object of this invention to provide a medical seat or the like which will provide the patient with heat treatment on his back at the sametime that the patients infected area is being bathed.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a medical seat or the like, having portions which may be spread apart at Will, whereby the cheeks of the rump of the patient maybe spread to facilitate the bathing, of or the spraying into the affected or infected rectal parts, or the entry of a probing or other instrument.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a seat with a spraying device, whereby parts of the body of the patient, such as, for example, the rectum or va'gi'na may be sprayed with a medicament or water, and which device may suitably regulate or control the quantity or flow and the heat thereof.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a seat of the foregoing class which may be tilted or reclined into desired positions.

These objects and advantageous features are accomplished by the novel and'practical construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter disclosed and illustrated in the ac companying drawing, constituting an essential partiof the disclosure, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a seat made in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a topplanview thereof;

Fig. 3 is a front elevational View of a control board and chamber embodied in the invention;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is" a side elevational view of a bidet incorporating the invention;

Fig; 6 is a top plan view of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 7 isa detailed View of a form of nozzle employed in Fig; 5.

Reference will now b made more particularly to the drawings. Itis to be understood, however, that, although the drawings show-the invention asjbeing applied in the forms of a chairanda bidet, the same may assume the structure of a table, bench or other apparatus for the support ofthe patient during treatment, parts of which may be relativelypositioned to accommodate the patient as may be found necessary during treatments. 7

The chair; it comprises the stationary rear legs I I adjustable frontlegs l2, seat frame [3, adjustable front rest it and adjustable back rest I5. 1

Seat frame I3 is provided, With two slidably arranged seat sections [6 and I! having arcuate edges-l6], l 1 Centrally disposed between the r nt d e rl s 2 is a ce ta l Whi. three tanks [9, 2 0 2| are disposed in the rear of the chair proper.

Receptacle [8 comprises preferably a substantially cylindrical shell, the wall of which converges as indicated at 18c and at the bottom of which is a conventional goose-neck trap 18b of a drain pipe 18c." Legs lBd may be secured to receptacle l8 for supporting the same on floor F. Rotatably mounted in side pieces I3a;'|3b of the seat frame l3, are a pair of spaced spindles 34, 35, one of the said spindles being provided With-a left-hand thread, while the other of said spindles being provided with a right-hand thread, the said threads respectively engaging corresponding threads in sleeves 35, 31, secured to respective seat" portions l6, l1. Fixed to spindle 3t is a gear 3 and fixed to spindle 35 is a gear 33; A swingable gear 32 mounted by a link 3212 on spindle 35 15 adapted to be thrown into mesh with-gears 3|, 33', the numeral 30 indicating the traino'f gears 3|, 32;"33 when in mesh; A handle 29 is connected to spindle 34L Now, if gears 3| and e'sare connected by the swingable gear 32, all tli'ree'gars will rotate in unison when the handle 29 is operated, thus moving seat PQ P Qe '6 11 tow r we if in w een as, des red; t tis, harder d sire to move. one seat portion only; the gear 32 is swung out of engagement with gear 31, in the direction of the arrow 38, on arm 32a, thus permitting the handle 29 to' move one seat section (for example ll) only. This will facilitate the spreading of the rump cheeks of the patient as desired.

The leg rest I4 is swingably attached to frame I3 by any conventional means (not shown) and may be'maintainedinadjusted position by the 3 swlngably attached to the frame I3 by any conventional means (not shown) and maintained in adjusted position by wing nut I Set.

The legs of the patient-may be made to rest on the adjustable rest [4, while the head and back of the patient may be made to rest on the adjustable head rest l5. The seat frame l3 may be angularly adjusted by a spindle 39 disposed in a vertical direction, threadedly connected to leg sections I 2a and l2b, spindle 39 being oper:.

ated by crank 40 through bevel gears 4| mounted on leg section [2b. A shaft 42 connects the bevel gears 4| with similar bevel gears lla similarly disposed at the other end of shaft 42, and oper- A box 48 is provided with a front control board 49. Within box 48 is located a mixing chamber or manifold Tank [9 is connected to mixing chamber or manifold 5| through pipe 50. The

flow of liquid from pipe 59 into manifold 5| is controlled by valve 52 operable by wheel 53 through a connecting shaft 53a. Tank 20 is connected to chamber 5! through pipe 54, the flow of liquid being regulated by means of valve 55 operable by wheel 55 through a connecting shaft 560.. Tank 2| is connected to manifold or chamber 5| through pipe 51, the flow of liquid being regulated by means of valve 58 operable by wheel 59 through a connecting shaft 59a.

Spray line 60, 6! is connected to mixing chamber'5l through pipe 60a, the spray being con-- trolled by means of valve 62 operable by handle 63 through a connecting shaft 63a (Figs. 3 and 4) The spray line B-l terminates in a swingable nozzle 63, the angularity or direction of its spray being controlled by shaft 65a operable by handle 65 in front' of tank [8.

A window 44 is provided in tank I 8 to facilitate against the observation of the spray acting patient. a

To facilitate the flushing of tank l8, a pipe line 66 is made'tc-connect with a circular tubing 61 located on the inside wall of and at the upper end-of tank l8. A plurality of nozzles 68 directed downwardly will flush the inside walls of tank l8 duringland after itsuse. This rinsingor flushing operation is controlled by a valve .89 operable by wheel through a connecting'shaft 1041.1

Back rest I5 is preferably provided with'a pIurality of sections 45 which may be heated by electricity, steam or other suitable means in unisonoroneatatime. I

Referring now to Figs. 5-7, inclusive, there is disclosed a fixturelfi commonly known as a bidet. Bidet TGis provided with a metal frame 1'! having mounted thereon, two cooperating seat portions 18,19 slidably secured in a rear head 80 by means. of tongue and grooves BL Seat portions 18, 19 may be adjusted laterally in relation to-each other by means of a spindle 84 having threads 82, threadedly engaging threads in seat portions 18, 19, in a manner similar to that described with relationto spindles or shafts 34, 35,. and seat portions [6, l1. Spindle is operated by means of a handle or knob 85 connected thereto.

A cover or guard 43' As may be readily seen, the seat portions 18, 19, can be moved outwardly or inwardly in a manner similar to the one described with relation to seats [6, l1 shown in Fig. 2. The frame 1''! is held in position by means of a plurality of lugs 86 extending from frame 11 into the bidet 76. A pipe 81 preferably connects with a mixing chamber, not shown, but which may be similar to that indicated by the numeral 5| and described with respect to Figs. 1-4, inclusive. Pipe 81 passes through an opening 88 in head 80 and then takes a'downwardly directed U-bend 89, the upward portion 90, of which forms a spray nozzle similar in .operation. and purpose to spray nozzle 64, described with respect to Figs. 1 and 2. Spray nozzle 90, however, may be removed and a nozzle 9! (Fig. '7) may be substituted. Nozzle 9! comprises'upper portion 94 which is preferably made from semi-flexible material and portion 92 by which nozzle 9| threadedlyengages pipe 93. N02- zle 9lis much longer than-nozzle Bil-and because of its flexibility may be inserted within the rectum, for internal bath or enema purposes.

Bidet I6 is otherwise conventional and does not per se have to be altered in any way, form or function, for-application of the invention thereto.

Although the drawings and the above specifica--- tion disclose the best modes inwhich Ihave contemplated embodying my invention, I desire in no way to be lmited to the details of such disclosure,

for in the further practical application of my invention many changes in the form and propor-" tions may be made as circumstances require or 1 experience suggests without departing fromthe spirit of the invention within the scope of the appended claims. i

-Having thus described invention, what I claim as new and desire to be secured by Letters Patent is:

said chamber, separate valve means for controlling the flow of liquidforeach of said containers to said chamber, pipe connection between said chamber and said nozzle, and valve means for controlling the flow of liquid from said nozzle.

' 2. Apparatus for the treatment ofdisorders in human cavities or the like, 'comprisi'nga seat having a pair of complementary'laterally adjustable sections, means, operable to move said sections towards'or from each other simultaneously or optionally to move one of'said sections with respect to the other 'of said sections,'and a receptacle below said sections.

h 3. Apparatus for the treatment of disorders in human cavities or the like, comprising a seat,

having a pair of complementary laterally adjustable sections, .means. operable to \movefsaid sections towards or [from-each other simultaneously or optionally to -movefone of said sections with relation to the -other' of said sectiojnsa swingable back rest, a swingableleg rest, means for swin i g sa s a a; ece acl el a seat sections, a nozzle adjacent said receptacle 5 6 and said seat sections, and means for supplying REFERENCES CITED liquid to said nozzle- The following references are of record in the 4. Apparatus for the treatment of disorders in file of this patent: human cavities or the like, comprising a seat having a pair of complementary laterally ad- 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS justable sections, and means operable to move N b N m D t said sections towards or from each other simul- 593,038 White Nov. 2, 1897 taneously or optionally to move one of said sec- 1,510,493 Dillard Oct. 7, 1924 tions with respect to the other of said sections. 1,947,373 Bickel Feb. 13, 1934 ABRAHAM FISHKO. 10 2,027,588 Harmon Jan. 14, 1936

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