Patent ID: 9480605
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A device for removing mucus from a nostril or earwax from an ear canal, comprising: a handle portion; and a first extraction portion at a first handle end of the handle portion, wherein the first extraction portion includes a bowl and a first stop located at the first handle end of the handle portion adjacent the bowl, the bowl sized and configured to fit within a nostril or an ear canal for extracting mucus or earwax, the bowl including a proximal wall, an oppositely disposed distal wall, a first sidewall having a first top edge and an oppositely disposed second sidewall having a second top edge, the second sidewall of the bowl being transversely spaced apart from the first sidewall of the bowl, the bowl further including a bottom wall extending from at least a portion of the first sidewall to at least a portion of the second sidewall, the bottom wall adjoining the portion of the first sidewall at a first corner and the bottom wall adjoining the portion of the second sidewall at a second corner, the first and second top edges of the respective first and second sidewalls being upwardly sloped from the proximal wall to the distal wall such that the distal wall extends to a higher elevation above the bottom wall than the proximal wall, the bowl being particularly configured to extract dry mucus or earwax using a scooping action, and the first stop sized to prevent insertion of the first stop into the nostril or ear canal and limit the depth that the bowl can be inserted into the nostril or ear canal.