# US 9,867,738 B2 · Ear wax remover and cleaner

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- Number: US 9,867,738 B2
- Document ID: US9867738B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/149,335
- Filed: 2016-05-09
- Published: 2017-11-09
- Granted: 2018-01-16
- Earliest claimed: 2016-05-09
- Applicants: John J. Lenig
- Inventors: John J. Lenig
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9867738B2

## CPC

- A61F 11/006: {Ear cleaners, e.g. curettes (cotton tips A61F13/38; cleaning by suction A61M1/71, by irrigation A61M3/02)}
- A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)

## Abstract

The present invention comprises a disposable ear brush which is an ear cleaning device comprising a one piece, flexible wire shaft that forms two twisted wire shaft arms with a plurality of soft, angled bristles disposed at each end. The twisted wire shaft and bristles may be safely inserted into the ear canal and subsequently withdrawn pulling the bristles and any collected earwax therein from the ear canal.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A disposable ear brush comprising:
a) an elongate body comprising a plurality of twisted wire arms comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a distal tip, the arms connected by a substantially spheroidal handle at the proximal end of each arm;
b) at least one set of flexible bristles located at the distal end of each arm, wherein each bristle is angled away from the distal tip of each arm; and
c) at least one rounded tip located at the distal tip of each arm.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The ear brush of claim 1 wherein each arm is comprised of a twisted pair of flexible wires.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The ear brush of claim 2 wherein said twisted pair of wires are joined at the proximal ends by a substantially spherical handle.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The ear brush of claim 3 wherein the substantially spherical handle is larger than the opening of the outer ear so as to prevent the rounded tips from contacting the eardrum.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

A method for removal of ear wax, cerebrum and other debris from the ear canal of a mammal using the ear brush of claim 4.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5 wherein the distal end of one of the arms is gently inserted into the ear canal of the user until the substantially spherical handle gently contacts said outer ear opening.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6 wherein the substantially spherical handle is gently rotated in a clockwise motion and a counter-clockwise motion so that the bristles gently remove the ear wax, cerumen, dirt and detritus from the sides of the ear canal.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7 further comprising withdrawal of said arms from the ear canal after rotation of the handle.