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US 11,766,383 B2Granted
Disposable nasal and eye wash dispenser
OwnerGary J. Pontecorvoinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for rinsing sinuses or eyes, comprising a hand crushable container containing saline solution, and a dispenser configured to make a liquid tight seal with the container at one end, and a liquid tight seal with a nostril or an eye socket at the other end.
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An apparatus configured for rinsing sinuses or eyes, the apparatus comprising:
- a hand crushable container containing saline solution, the container having a port through which the saline solution flows when the container is squeezed;
- the saline solution, comprising distilled water, sodium chloride, and sodium bicarbonate, configured for rinsing a sinus or an eye;
- a dispenser configured to make a first liquid tight seal with a nostril or an eye socket, and configured with the port of the container to make a second liquid tight seal;
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- a barrier, the barrier is located inside the container, wherein prior to a breach of the barrier, said barrier separates the distilled water from a mixture of the sodium chloride and the sodium bicarbonate, and wherein when the barrier is breached the sodium chloride and the sodium bicarbonate dissolve in the distilled water to form the saline solution.
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An apparatus for rinsing sinuses or eyes, the apparatus comprising:
- a hand crushable container containing saline solution, the container having a port through which the saline solution flows when the container is squeezed;
- the saline solution, comprising distilled water, sodium chloride, and sodium bicarbonate, for rinsing a sinus or an eye;
- a dispenser configured to make a first liquid tight seal with a nostril or an eye socket, and configured to connect with the port of the container to make a second liquid tight seal;
- a removable protective cap;
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- a compartment under the protective cap, wherein prior to the container containing the saline solution, said compartment contains a mixture of the sodium chloride and the sodium bicarbonate separate from the distilled water in the container, wherein when the mixture is introduced into the container through the container port, the sodium chloride and the sodium bicarbonate are dissolved in the distilled water to form the saline solution.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.