Oto-nasal foreign body extractor
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1. A device for extracting an object from a body passage comprising:
- an elongated tubular rod;
a compressible bulb means attached to a proximal end of said tubular rod and in fluid communication with said rod for pumping air through said tubular rod;
an inflatable balloon means having flexible walls configured to remove an object from the body passage attached to a distal end of said tubular rod and in fluid communication with said tubular rod for receiving said air and thereby inflating;
said balloon means adapted to be placed into the body passage and moved past said object within said body passage while in a deflated state and adapted to be inflated by said compressible bulb means when positioned behind said object so as to conform to surfaces of said body passage, engage said object and remove said object while in an inflated state upon removal from the body passage;
hand grip means positioned adjacent to and in contact with said bulb means for gripping said device and for compressing said bulb means;
said hand grip means comprising two elongated members positioned on opposite sides of said bulb means;
said elongated members adapted to be pressed inwardly against said bulb means so as to compress said bulb means; and
each of said elongated members being hollow and compressible and being formed from a semi-rigid flexible material, and each of said elongated members including an air release port for releasing air upon compression of said elongated members.
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Abstract
A body passage foreign body extracting device includes an elongated flexible tubular rod having a compressible bulb attached to its proximal end. The bulb is in fluid communication with the rod in order to pump air through the rod. In addition, an inflatable balloon is attached to a distal end of the tubular rod and is in fluid communication with the rod. The balloon is positioned and connected with the rod so as to receive the air from the bulb and, as a result, become inflated. The extractor also includes a hand grip which is used for holding the extractor, compressing the bulb and maintaining compression with one hand.
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1. A device for extracting an object from a body passage comprising:
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an elongated tubular rod; a compressible bulb means attached to a proximal end of said tubular rod and in fluid communication with said rod for pumping air through said tubular rod; an inflatable balloon means having flexible walls configured to remove an object from the body passage attached to a distal end of said tubular rod and in fluid communication with said tubular rod for receiving said air and thereby inflating; said balloon means adapted to be placed into the body passage and moved past said object within said body passage while in a deflated state and adapted to be inflated by said compressible bulb means when positioned behind said object so as to conform to surfaces of said body passage, engage said object and remove said object while in an inflated state upon removal from the body passage; hand grip means positioned adjacent to and in contact with said bulb means for gripping said device and for compressing said bulb means; said hand grip means comprising two elongated members positioned on opposite sides of said bulb means; said elongated members adapted to be pressed inwardly against said bulb means so as to compress said bulb means; and each of said elongated members being hollow and compressible and being formed from a semi-rigid flexible material, and each of said elongated members including an air release port for releasing air upon compression of said elongated members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device for extracting an object from a body passage, comprising:
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an elongated tubular rod; a compressible bulb means attached to a proximal end of said tubular rod and in fluid communication with said rod for pumping air through said rod; an inflatable balloon means attached to a distal end of said tubular rod and in fluid communication with said rod for receiving air and inflating; and hand grips positioned adjacent to and in contact with said bulb means for allowing the gripping of said device, said hand grips comprising two elongated members positioned on opposite sides of said bulb means, said members adapted to be pressed inwardly against said bulb means so as to compress said bulb means, wherein each of said members is hollow and compressible and formed from a semi rigid flexible material and each of said members includes an air release port for releasing air upon compression. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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