Systems and methods for cleaning body cavities

a body cavity and system technology, applied in the direction of fluid jet surgical cutters, applications, rectum proctoscopes, etc., can solve the problems of fatal perforations, inconvenient process, inconvenient cleaning, etc., and achieve the effect of less operator effort and more effective cleaning

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-04-04
MOTUS GI MEDICAL TECH LTD
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[0007]The present invention, in some of its embodiments, provides methods and devices for more effective cleaning of the colon or other body cavities, which methods and devices require less operator effort, are faster, and are more effective than methods of prior art.

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The process can be uncomfortable and inconvenient for that reason.
Early attempts to insert long flexible tubes into the colon to enhance the cleansing process, without a camera or other visual guidance system and often practiced by operators without proper training, were found to damage the colon walls, sometimes causing fatal perforations.
However, by one current estimate such preparation is found to effectively cleanse the colon wall in only about 75% of the patients who use it.

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[0095]The present invention, in some embodiments thereof, relates to devices and methods for cleaning body cavities and, more particularly, but not exclusively, to devices and methods for cleaning a colon.

[0096]An exemplary embodiment of the invention comprises filling or partially filling a section of colon or other body lumen with a fluid and / or liquid optionally comprising of gas, and agitating the fluid. The agitation transfers a sufficient amount of energy to dislodge fecal matter from the intestinal walls and / or to dismantle relatively large fecal matter blocks into relatively smaller parts. The dislodged and partially dissolved fecal matter can then be removed from the intestine, cleaning the colon segment.

[0097]An exemplary embodiment of the invention, comprises mixing at least one liquid with at least one type of gas (e.g. air) in proportions of as much as 50% gas, 60% gas, 70% gas, 80% gas, or other smaller, intermediate or larger percentages, and agitating the liquid and / ...

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This application presents methods and devices for continuously cleaning a colon by at least partially filling a segment of the colon with liquid and agitating the fluid to dislodge matter adhering to the colon walls. Methods for automatic maintenance of liquid levels in the colon during continuous cleaning are taught.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This is a PCT application which claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 378,432 filed Aug. 31, 2010, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 354,226 filed Jun. 13, 2010, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention, in some embodiments thereof, relates to devices and methods for cleaning body cavities and, more particularly, but not exclusively, to devices and methods for cleaning a human colon.[0003]Use of an enema for cleaning a portion of the colon has been known for many centuries. Enemas typically insert water into the rectum through a short nozzle, and clean up to about 60 cm of the lower colon, the sigmoid colon. “Hydrotheraphy” systems using a short nozzle that inserts purified water in to the human colon as high as the cecum (150-180 cm) can clean the entire colon. This process takes up to one hour per session...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61M3/02
CPCA61B1/015A61B1/126A61B1/31A61B17/32037A61M1/006A61B2017/22037A61M3/0283A61M2210/1064A61M3/0229A61B2017/00296A61M3/0204A61M3/0208A61M3/0212A61M3/022A61M2205/50A61M1/777A61M1/77A61M1/85
Inventor SHTUL, BORISMOROCHOVSKY, ALEXEYBANZGER, ALEXANDERHASSIDOV, NOAM
Owner MOTUS GI MEDICAL TECH LTD
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