Patent ID: 11883010
Assignee: AARDVARK MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A nasal irrigation device comprising:
a source of saline solution;
an effluent receptacle;
a nasal interface for engaging a device user's nostril with a nozzle disposed relative to the source of saline solution for transmission of the saline solution to the nasal interface;
a vacuum source for forming a relative vacuum in the effluent receptacle;
a fluid passageway having a first channel and a second channel to communicate the source of saline solution with the effluent receptacle through a nasal cavity of the user; and
a switch assembly for selectively controlling the vacuum source and controlling a flow of the saline solution through the fluid passageway for the transmission of the saline solution into the nostril, out of the nostril, and into the effluent receptacle wherein the saline solution flows from the source of saline solution to the effluent receptacle,
wherein the first channel is connected to the source of saline solution, wherein the first channel extends through the nasal interface, wherein the first channel has a first channel first end and a first channel second end, wherein the first channel first end is farther from the source of saline solution than the first channel second end, wherein the first channel is articulatable relative to the source of saline solution and the effluent receptacle from a first channel first position to a first channel second position, wherein the first channel first end is the same distance from the source of saline solution when the first channel is in the first channel first position and when the first channel is in the first channel second position,
wherein the second channel is connected to the effluent receptacle, wherein the second channel extends through the nasal interface, wherein the second channel has a second channel first end and a second channel second end, wherein the second channel first end is farther from the effluent receptacle than the second channel second end, wherein the second channel is articulatable relative to the source of saline solution and the effluent receptacle from a second channel first position to a second channel second position, wherein the second channel first end is the same distance from the source of saline solution when the second channel is in the second channel first position and when the second channel is in the second channel second position.