This invention contemplates a liquid filled sealable flexible bag having a manipulative discharge tube or nozzle. As a vaginal douche the discharge tube is removably equipped with a vaginal fitting which telescopically engages the tube. Positive closing means of the discharge tube is provided. The filled and plugged bag, complete with vaginal fitting, may be encased in a sealed envelope which in turn is conveniently accommodated in a purse-like flexible case. To use the device after breaking the sealed envelope, the vaginal fitting is removed and the douche is ready for administration. In addition to the syringe there is disclosed an enema bag and including manipulative valve shutoff means.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a division of Ser. No. 592,037, filed June 30, 1975 and now U.S. Pat. No. 4,014,332, issued Mar. 29, 1977 which was a continuation-in-part application of Ser. No. 389,506, filed Aug. 20, 1973 and now abandoned.
This invention discloses an improvement in accordion pleated containers used with a controlled discharge valve connected preferably to a flexible and resilient length of tubing. This container includes an air vent which is removably mounted to an opening formed in a top surface portion of the container. An integral handle is carried by this top portion, said handle is folded over for storage and is retained in a flat folded condition by a clip or other type of retaining means. The bottom of this container includes a discharge opening on which is removably mounted a swivel-type fluid cutoff valve. The body of this valve, where mounted to the discharge outlet of the container, has an extending manipulative flange adapted for grasping, shaking and/or agitating the fluid contents of the container. The discharge outlet is shown as offset and central and in one embodiment with the container having a boss on which is adapted to retain a collar made from a lapped strip. The stem of this swivel valve is formed with barbs or ring-type protrusions adapted to retain said resilient tubing. With the swivel valve manipulated to the closed condition the tubing connected thereto may be coiled for storage and/or shipping. This container may be used for a douche fluid, enema fluid or may be used as a storage and delivery means for an intravenous fluid.
A syringe is disclosed for vaginal douche, swab, or like applications. A flexible fluid container has an elongated tubular discharge nozzle molded integrally therewith as an extension of one end of the container, and at least the juncture of the nozzle and the container is flexible to facilitate bending and folding of the nozzle to a position alongside the container. An elongated slot is formed on the side of the container for receiving the nozzle when in its folded position substantially within the outer confines of the container. Detent protrusions along opposite edges of the slot releasably retain the nozzle in its folded position within the slot. The entire foldable nozzle syringe is formed as an integral molded and prefilled construction, and an integral frangible cap is provided on the distal end of the nozzle, the latter being threaded for attachable association with a douche, swab or other attachment.
A container in the form of a bottle is especially designed to quickly dispense viscous liquids such as shampoo, conditioner or suntan lotion without waiting for drainage of the contents toward the dispensing valve or outlet. The bottle has an air inlet at the top and a liquid dispensing valve at one corner of the bottom. The bottom is preferably slanted toward the dispensing valve and the entire bottle is preferably in the form of a three-sided pyramid. When the bottle is used the air inlet cap at the top of the bottle is pulled up allowing air to enter the bottle through air inlet holes just under the air inlet cap to eliminate any vacuum lock effect upon the liquid inside the bottle. The dispensing valve at the bottom of the bottle is then pressed allowing the fluid to flow out into the hand of the user. The user never need wait for the fluid to reach the dispensing valve because it will be able to flow immediately out of the container once the dispensing valve is pressed. None of the contents will be wasted because the contents would always be at the dispensing valve.
The present invention discloses an improved vagina cleaning system. The improved system comprises a vagina opener, a vagina cleaning-solution sprayer, a multiple-functional vagina cleaning solution, and a health-promoting bacteria introducer. The system is used to remove semen from the vagina to prevent pregnancy, to reduce pathogenic microorganisms in the vagina to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, to remove other unwanted materials from the vagina to eliminate discomfort, and to add health-promoting bacteria into the vagina to prevent abnormal colonization of microflora in the vaginal cavity. The present invention also discloses methods of using the system for cleaning the vaginal cavity and for introducing health-promoting bacteria into the vaginal cavity.