Irrigation and aspiration device and method

A method for irrigating and/or aspirating a nostril, the method comprising:

• initiating an irrigation force with a handheld device, the handheld device comprising user controls, an irrigation reservoir containing an irrigation fluid, and an aspiration reservoir, and wherein the handheld device is capable of an irrigation function and an aspiration function,
• wherein the irrigation function comprises delivering the irrigation force,
• wherein the aspiration function comprises delivering an aspiration pressure,
• the user controls providing a control function for at least one of the irrigation function and the aspiration function, and
• the irrigation function being operational simultaneously with the aspiration function, and the aspiration function being selectively operational at least with no interaction with the irrigation function and/or simultaneously with the irrigation function;
• initiating the aspiration function by delivering user input to the user controls, wherein the initiating of the aspiration function delivers an aspiration pressure drawing liquid from the nostril and into the aspiration reservoir,
• initiating the aspiration function simultaneously with the irrigation function, wherein the irrigation function comprises expelling irrigation fluid from the irrigation reservoir and into the nostril,
• capturing aspirated fluid in the aspiration reservoir while allowing gas to pass out of the aspiration reservoir,
• passing the irrigation force and aspiration force through an interface region.

A method for irrigating and/or aspirating a nostril, the method comprising:

• providing a hand-held device comprising
• an irrigation function, an aspiration function, and user controls,
• the irrigation function comprising an irrigation force and an irrigation reservoir, the irrigation reservoir containing an irrigation fluid,
• the aspiration function comprising an aspiration pressure and an aspiration reservoir, the aspiration reservoir adapted to capture aspirated fluid, the aspiration reservoir adapted to retain aspirated fluid in the aspiration reservoir and allow gas to pass out of the aspiration reservoir,
• the user controls adapted to provide a control function for at least one of the irrigation function and the aspiration function,
• and the irrigation function being operational simultaneously with the aspiration function, and the aspiration function being selectively operational at least with no interaction with the irrigation function and/or simultaneously with one another,
• initiating the irrigation force by user input to the irrigation function, the irrigation force acting upon the irrigation reservoir,
• initiating the aspiration pressure by user input to the aspiration function, and drawing liquid from the nostril and into the aspiration reservoir, and expelling irrigation fluid from the irrigation reservoir and into the nostril, and
• passing the aspiration force through an interface region.