Cleansable multi-purpose nasal discharge aspirator

• US 6,517,511 B2
• Filed: 06/22/2001
• Issued: 02/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tzu-Chiang Yao
• Original Assignee: Tzu-Chiang Yao
• Inventors: Yao, Tzu-Chiang
• Primary Examiner(s): Ruhl, Dennis
• Application Number:
  US09/886,017
• Publication Number:
  US 20020198488A1
• Time in Patent Office: 599 Days
• Field of Search: 604/35, 604/73, 604/313-315, 604/319, 606/162
• US Class Current: 604/35
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/772 operating alternately
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/78 Means for preventing overflow or contamination of the pumping systems combined with drainage containers A61M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8206 battery-operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2210/0612 Eyes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2210/0618 Nose

Abstract

A cleansable multi-purpose nasal discharge aspirator is easily cleanable by constructing its housing hermetical and water tight so that the aspirator is submergible for washing its inner pressure chamber. Its multi-purpose effect is carried out by replacing its sucking disc into variety of tool heads so as to perform various missions such as imbibing acnes other than its principal application, inhaling nasal discharge. Besides, this aspirator is able to serve as an eyes or nose syringing apparatus by replacing its sucking disc into a special tool head and adding a water intake tube and a water ejection tube.

Claims

1. A cleanable multi-purpose aspirator kit, comprising:

a housing having a switch mounted on an outer surface thereof;

a power supply source located in an interior region of said housing;

a driving motor located in said interior region of said housing and electrically coupled to said power supply source through said switch;

a pressure pump located in said interior region of said housing, said pressure pump coupled to said driving motor to produce a pressurized fluid;

a pressure chamber positioned at a front portion of said housing and having an air intake aperture and an air discharge aperture, said pressure chamber being connected to an open end of said pressure pump, said air discharge aperture communicating with an ambient environment external to said housing; and

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a detachable nozzle removably [mounted] mountable on said housing and when mounted to said housing said nozzle overlaying said air intake aperture, said Application/Control Number;

09/886,017 Page 3 detachable nozzle including (a) an inhaling tube being connected to a front portion of said detachable nozzle, (b) an air conducting tube extending into said detachable nozzle from a joint portion thereof and being in fluid communication with said air intake aperture, and (c) a barrier unit, said barrier unit including a tubular spacer circumscribing said air conducting tube, and a plurality of slanted arcuate baffles radially disposed between said tubular spacer and a base of said detachable nozzle to produce a negative region of pressure when said pressure pump is actuated to draw a gaseous nasal discharge into said detachable nozzle.

2. The cleanable multi-purpose aspirator kit as recited in claim 1, wherein said housing is water tight and submersible for cleaning.

3. The cleanable multi-purpose aspirator kit as recited in claim 1, wherein said detachable nozzle is replaceable by a tool head for aspirating acne, said tool head mounted to said housing having a cap fitted to said housing and overlaying said air intake aperture and said air discharge aperture, said cap having an opening formed therethrough, said head including an imbibing nipple inserted onto said air intake aperture through said opening in said cap, said imbibing nipple having a pair of imbibing heads positioned at opposing end portions of said imbibing nipple for selective use by a user.

4. The cleanable multi-purpose aspirator kit as recited in claim 1, wherein said detachable nozzle is replaceable by a tool head for syringing eyes or a nose, said tool head having a cap with a water intake tube and a water ejection tube respectively extending therethrough, when mounted to said housing said water intake tube having one end connected to said air intake aperture an opposing end adapted for coupling to an external water supply source, said water ejection tube being connected to said air discharge aperture such that water is introduced from an external water supply source and ejected from said water ejection tube by repeated suction and ejection operation of said pressure pump.