Sinus evacuator apparatus

A portable, flushable evacuator apparatus for aspiration of material from sinus cavities, said apparatus comprising:

• (a) housing means including therein a vacuum producing portion a mucus collection portion fixedly juxtaposed to one another and a means for flushing the mucus collecting portion with a cleansing fluid medium,
• (b) propeller means rotatably mounted to a drive motor in the vacuum producing portion,
• (c) catheter means connected to the mucus collection portion and being effective for insertion into a nasal opening,
• (d) said propeller means being effective to produce only a suction to draw through the catheter means when said catheter means is inserted into a nasal opening,
• (e) said propeller means being effective to produce an amount of suction sufficient to withdraw mucus material from the sinus cavities without causing irritation of the soft nasal tissues,
• (f) said mucus collection portion having a mucus collecting compartment and a suction pervious barrier means that separates the mucus collection compartment from the vacuum producing portion and is flushable with the cleansing fluid medium to remove any mucus collected therein
• (g) said barrier being effective to allow suction to be drawn through the catheter means while preventing mucus from entering the vacuum producing portion, and
• (h) said flushing means being closable while said propeller means is producing a suction in said mucus collecting portion.