Ear curette
AssigneeOcelco, Inc.
InventorsJohn J. Ocel, Donald J. Ocel, Jon A. Mathisrud
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Abstract
An ear curette which comprises, in combination, a generally resilient self-supporting flexible gripping shaft with a wire loop secured to the distal end thereof. The gripping shaft is fabricated from a substantially continuous solid shaft, with the distal end portion having a diameter which is significantly reduced from that of the proximal end segment so as to provide a generally rigid proximal end segment and a generally flexible distal end segment. Preferably, a tapered step is utilized to separate the proximal end from the distal end.
Claims4
An ear curette means comprising, in combination, a generally resilient self-supporting flexible gripping shaft with distal and proximal ends and having a wire loop means secured to the distal end thereof, and wherein:
- a. said gripping shaft having a generally rigid proximal end segment and a generally flexible distal end segment and being a generally solid shaft with a certain first diameter at the proximal end segment and a certain reduced diameter at the distal end segment and with a tapered step separating said distal end from said proximal end to provide a generally rigid proximal end segment and a generally flexible distal end segment, and wherein a shaft deflection of 35.degree. is achieved with a load of from between 75 and 125 grams secured to the tip end thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.