A-A-53446
29 April 1988
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
SYRINGE, FOUNTAIN
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description as a replacement for Interim Federal Specification GG-S-001015a (DSA-DM) which is cancelled.
This Commercial Item Description covers a completely assembled, disposable, enema fountain syringe.
Salient characteristics:
The fountain syringe shall be a disposable enema unit, bag or bucket type, with tubing, soap, underpad and lubricant, suitable for instilling fluids rectally.
The bag type enema unit shall hold a minimum of 1200 ml of fluid; the bucket type enema unit shall hold a minimum of 1400 ml of fluid. The bag or bucket unit shall be leakproof and shall include a filling spout and outlet. The filling spout at the top shall have a suitable leakproof mechanical or self-sealing type closure.
The enema unit shall have graduation markings at not less than 3 points. Markings shall be accurate to ± 25 ml. The unit shall be supplied with a suitable, secure method to permit suspension of the filled unit from an intravenous stand or other support.
The enema unit outlet tubing shall be permanently attached at one end to the bottom opening of the bag or bucket, and there shall be no construction of the opening as the result of the attachment of the tubing. The tubing shall be not less than 60 inches (152.4cm) long, shall be approximately 7-8 millimeters in outside diameter, and shall be marked approximately 5 inches (12.7cm) from the distal end to indicate tube depth of penetration. The mark shall not wash off with soap, water, or washcloth. There shall be not less than one approximately 1/8 inch in diameter, approximately 1/2 inch from the distal end of the tube. The tubing shall be flexible, non-toxic, and non-kinking.
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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