Instrument for removal of foreign bodies from the ear or nose

Details Instrument for removal of foreign bodies from the ear or nose Instrument for removal of foreign bodies from the ear or nose

1998-03-17

2000-01-25

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Means for cleaning eye, ear or nose

A61F 900, A61F 1100

Patent

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06017353&

ABSTRACT:
An instrument for retrieving foreign bodies from an ear or nose canal having a hollow tubular body with a longitudinal passageway therein and a rod with a plurality of flexible members attached at one end. In the closed position, the rod and flexible members are received within the passageway and the flexible members are collapsed against each other. In the open position, the flexible members extend beyond the end of the tubular body and expand apart. The ends of the flexible members have an angled portion for grasping and retrieving the foreign body. In use, the instrument is placed in the ear or nose canal in the closed position. The tubular body is slid towards the rod end of the instrument, causing the flexible members to expand against the ear or nose canal wall. The entire instrument is pushed into the ear or nose canal until the angled portions go beyond the stuck foreign body. The tubular body is then slid forward to trap the foreign body in the flexible members. The instrument and foreign body are pulled from the ear or nose.

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patent: 4174548 (1979-11-01), Dunn
patent: 4575143 (1986-03-01), Nast
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