Surgical/medical irrigator with adjustable nozzle

A medical irrigator comprising:

• a body;
• a pump disposed in said body for forcing irrigating fluid through said body;
• a discharge tube extending from said body and connected to said pump for receiving the irrigating fluid, the discharge tube having a front face formed with at least one discharge opening through which the irrigating fluid is discharged;
• and
• a flow diverter attached to said discharge tube, said flow diverter having a diverter surface located forward of the discharge opening wherein, said flow diverter is moveably attached to said discharge tube so that said flow diverter has a first position in which said flow diverter surface is out of registration with the discharge opening and second position in which said flow diverter surface is in registration with the discharge opening.

A tip assembly for use with a medical irrigator, said tip assembly including:

• an elongated discharge tube having a rear end, a front end opposite the rear end and at least one discharge opening formed in the front end;
• an attachment surface formed on said discharge tube, said attachment surface being shaped to cooperate with a medical irrigator for releasably holding said discharge tube to the medical irrigator;
• and
• a spray head moveably attached to the front end of said discharge tube, said spray head having at least one flow diverter member wherein, said spray head is attached to said discharge tube and said flow diverter is shaped so that said spray head has a first position in which irrigation fluid is discharged from said tip assembly in a first pattern and a second position in which said flow diverter member causes irrigation fluid to be discharged from said tip assembly in a second pattern different from the first pattern.

A tip assembly for attachment to a medical irrigator, said tip assembly including:

• an elongated discharge tube having a rear end, a front end opposite the rear end, a front face formed in the front end, the front face being formed with at least one discharge opening;
• a mounting surface formed on said discharge tube that is shaped to engage a portion of a medical irrigator for removably securing said discharge tube to the medical irrigator;
• and
• a flow diverter attached to said discharge tube, said flow diverter having diverter surface located forward of the discharge opening wherein, said flow diverter is moveably attached to said discharge tube so that said flow diverter has a first position in which said flow diverter surface is out of registration with the discharge opening and second position in which said flow diverter surface is in registration with the discharge opening.