Apparatus and method for nasal rinsing
OwnerNathan Blake Jeppsoninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for dispensing a saline solution for nasal rinsing includes using a container having a bottom for resting on a surface and a top defining an opening. A pump having a pump housing is disposed within the container and is coupled to the opening of the container. A pump handle is coupled to a pump shaft, which is in turn coupled to the pump housing. The pump handle is coupled to a plunger disposed within the pump housing. An elongate flexible tube is coupled at a first end to the pump handle. A nozzle configured for mating with a nostril of a user is coupled to a second end of the flexible tubing. Pumping the handle causes the saline solution to flow through the nozzle under controlled pressure into a nasal passage of a user.
Claims20
An apparatus for dispensing a solution for nasal rinsing, comprising:
- a container having a bottom for resting on a surface and a top defining an opening, the container containing a saline solution for rinsing a nasal passage;
- a pump having a pump housing disposed within the container and coupled to the opening of the container, a pump handle coupled to a pump shaft coupled to the pump housing, the pump handle coupled to a plunger disposed within the pump housing;
- an elongate flexible tube coupled at a first end to the pump handle;
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- a nozzle configured for mating with a nostril of a user, the nozzle coupled to a second end of the flexible tubing;
- whereby pumping the handle causes the saline solution to flow through the nozzle under controlled pressure into a nasal passage of a user.
A method of dispensing a solution for nasal rinsing, comprising:
- preparing a saline solution in a container having a bottom for resting on a surface and a top defining an opening, the container containing the saline solution for rinsing a nasal passage;
- placing a nozzle configured for mating with a nostril of a user against a nostril, the nozzle coupled to an elongate flexible tube which is coupled to the pump;
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- pumping a pump handle of the pump that is coupled to the container to cause the saline solution to flow through the nozzle under controlled pressure into a nasal passage of a user, the pump comprising a pump housing disposed within the container and coupled to the opening of the container, a pump handle coupled to a pump shaft coupled to the pump housing, the pump handle coupled to a plunger disposed within the pump housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.