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Powered irrigator for sinus cavity rinse

  • US 9,061,096 B2
  • Filed: 12/16/2010
  • Issued: 06/23/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A powered nasal cavity irrigator comprisinga rigidly constructed main body having a handle and fluid reservoir, wherein the handle and the fluid reservoir are detachably connected to each other;

  • an outlet nozzle extending from a top end of the handle;

    a pump mechanism operably coupled to a power source; and

    a switch operably coupled to the power source for turning the pump mechanism on and off, wherein the switch is arranged at an external surface of the handle;

    wherein when the switch turns on the pump mechanism, fluid flows from the fluid reservoir into a first fluid coupling between the reservoir and the pump mechanism and into a second fluid coupling between the pump mechanism to the outlet nozzle;

    the pump has a cycle rate between 2,000 to 3,000 cycles per minute; and

    the fluid exits the outlet nozzle at a pressure of approximately 5 pounds per square inch and at a flow rate between 500 to 600 milliliters per minute.

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