Abstract: There is disclosed in one example an apparatus for extracting a foreign body (FB) from a bodily orifice, including: a connector having a receiver to pneumatically seal to a suction source; a hollow shaft pneumatically coupled to the connector; a hollow tip pneumatically coupled to the hollow shaft; and a valve disposed between the hollow tip and the connector, wherein the valve is biased to an open position, and the valve, when closed pneumatically isolates the hollow tip from the connector, and when open allows a continuous air flow passage between the connector and the hollow tip; and means to release the valve, whereby the valve opens when the means are activated.

Abstract: There is disclosed in one example an apparatus for extracting a foreign body (FB) from a bodily orifice, including: a connector having a receiver to pneumatically seal to a suction source; a hollow shaft pneumatically coupled to the connector; a hollow tip pneumatically coupled to the hollow shaft; and a valve disposed between the hollow tip and the connector, wherein the valve is biased to an open position, and the valve, when closed pneumatically isolates the hollow tip from the connector, and when open allows a continuous air flow passage between the connector and the hollow tip; and means to release the valve, whereby the valve opens when the means are activated.

Abstract: There is disclosed in one example an ear irrigation system, including: a control unit including a fluid reservoir; a disposable earpiece constructed to interface with a human subject's ear canal; an extension unit configured to receive the disposable earpiece and to impart fluid to an ingress port of the disposable earpiece; and an umbilical to fluidly couple the fluid reservoir to the extension unit; wherein the control unit is programmed to, responsive to an input from an operator, pump fluid from the fluid reservoir to the extension unit; and wherein the disposable earpiece includes a plurality of vortical fluid guides to guide fluid from an ingress port to an egress port, and to impart to the fluid at the egress port a vortical motion to delaminate a cerumen impaction from the human user's ear canal.