METHOD FOR COLONIC AND INTESTINAL IRRIGATION

摘要

A method for accomplishing irrigation of the colon and/or other intestinal portions through a stoma including conveying or passing irrigating fluid (12) along an established and confined path of fluid flow from a liquid supply into a stoma cone (28) or like introduction structure and observing and determining increases in peristaltic action within the intestine until evacuation pressure has occured, through detection of the direction of flow of irrigating fluid (12) and an indicating element contained therein. Peristaltic action taking place in the intestine (32) is indicated through detection of the direction of flow of the indicating element along with the irrigating fluid (12) until the indicating element reaches a preselected point along its restricted path of travel. The introduction of irrigating fluid (12) to the intestine (32) is stopped upon the determination of sufficient peristaltic action to establish evacuation pressure indicated by the indicating element reaching the preselected point along its path of travel.