Dual Nozzles For Insertion Into Paired Body Orifices (e.g., Nasal Passages, Etc.) Patents (Class 604/94.01)
  • Patent number: 6514262
    Abstract: A dermabrasion apparatus operating by a flow of air and reducing substances conveyed by a pneumatic system through a handpiece. The apparatus comprises a housing, a vacuum pump, and an external tray inside of which a mixing bottle and a collecting bottle are provided. The apparatus further comprises at least one external source of pressurized sterilized air, or other suitable gas. The handpiece and the bottles are disposable sterilized components. Two or more of the components can be color-coded and sold in a kit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Mattioli Engineering Ltd.
    Inventors: Dario Di Fiore, Carlo Stanisci
  • Publication number: 20020099331
    Abstract: Apparatus for irrigating a person's sinuses and nasal passages which includes a container having one or more openings through which the container may be filled with water or other fluids; a flexible tubular member one end of which is attached to a container opening; a nozzle attachable to the other end of the tubular member for insertion into a selected nostril of the person; and support for the container in an elevated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventor: Timothy J. Burchfield
  • Patent number: 6228070
    Abstract: A device for irrigating or washing the nasal cavities and the rhinopharynx which comprises a bell-shapes nozzle, adapted to be sealingly pressed to a nostril of a user, and a connection tube which connects the nozzle to a bag adapted to contain a solution; the bell-shaped nozzle has elliptical shaped sections orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the nozzle, and has three holes radially arranged at the tip end of the nozzle for the outflow of a solution toward the three meatus of the nasal cavities, each hole communicating with a tubular joint positioned inside the nozzle and connected to the connection tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Medical International Licensing, N.V.
    Inventor: Giorgio Mezzoli