Splatter-free ear irrigation device
OwnerPerry L. Weigelinventor
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Abstract
A substantially closed apparatus for deflecting and retaining waste fluids issuing from the ear canal of a patient being irrigated by a caregiver. The device is preferably transparent thereby allowing the caregiver to accurately manipulate the irrigator within the ear canal and to monitor the waste retainer to determine when the container must be emptied. The substantially closed configuration of the device prevents waste fluids issuing from the ear canal from contacting and contaminating the caregiver which could result in the transfer of infection and disease.
Claims11
A spray shield apparatus for shielding a caregiver from exposure to waste issuing from an auditory canal of a patient during irrigation of the auditory canal, the spray shield apparatus comprising:
- (a) means for retaining said waste;
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- (b) a shield member operably connected to said retaining means, said shield member comprising a deflecting face to be positioned oppositely from the ear and two opposing sides integral with said deflecting face, at least one of said sides including a contour, said contour of a construction which allows insertion of an instrument therethrough
- said deflecting face being free of apertures and of a construction which allows the caregiver to visually monitor the ear through said deflecting face while deflecting waste away from the caregiver and thereby protecting the caregiver from contact with the waste.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.