DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING EARWAX
First Claim
1. An earwax removal device comprising:
- a shaft having a longitudinal axis; and
an earwax-extracting member comprising a body portion and a tip portion, the body portion having a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end of the body portion located opposite each other, the tip portion located at the first end of the body portion, the shaft connected to the second end of the body portion.
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Abstract
The present invention describes an earwax removal device having varying structures to provide different earwax removal capabilities. In all designs, the overall contour of the earwax-extracting member resembles the dimensions of the external auditory canal and is flexible enough to conform to it during insertion. Each engages and collects wax using the pressure of insertion and rotation effects. Embodiments include a club-like member having multiple protrusions and extractions to collect wax along its sides, and an opening in the tip that leads to a channel to collect wax; a flexible spiral member to compress when the device is inserted in an ear and thereby extract wax as it expands when the device is removed; a screw-like structure to laterally move wax and grind as it rotates; a multi-channel structure to cut and collect wax simultaneously; and a shovel-like structure to effectively shear and scrape wax from an ear canal.
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60 Claims
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1. An earwax removal device comprising:
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a shaft having a longitudinal axis; and an earwax-extracting member comprising a body portion and a tip portion, the body portion having a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end of the body portion located opposite each other, the tip portion located at the first end of the body portion, the shaft connected to the second end of the body portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An earwax removal device comprising:
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a shaft having a longitudinal axis; and an earwax-extracting member comprising a flexible body, the flexible body connected to an end of the shaft, the flexible body capable of contracting and extending in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An earwax removal device comprising:
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a shaft having a longitudinal axis; an earwax-extracting member comprising a central rod having a first end and a second end, the second end connected to an end of the shaft, the central rod extending in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft; and a helical ridge member extending about the central rod. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An earwax removal device comprising:
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a shaft having a longitudinal axis; and an earwax-extracting member, the earwax-extracting member comprising a body portion having a first end and a second end, the shaft connected to the second end of the body portion, the body portion further comprising a set of two interconnected and overlapping helical structures. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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45. An earwax removal device comprising:
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a shaft having a longitudinal axis; an earwax-extracting member comprising a body portion, the body portion having a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end of the body portion located opposite each other, the shaft extending from the second end of the body portion, the body portion comprising a curved elongated member extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and forming an interior space; and an elongated cross-bar member extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis within the interior space, wherein a first quadrant, a second quadrant, a third quadrant, and a fourth quadrant are formed between the curved elongated member and the elongated cross-bar. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. An earwax removal device comprising:
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a shaft having a longitudinal axis; an earwax-extracting member comprising a body portion having a first and second elongated member, each extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and each having a curved exterior surface. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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Specification