Patent ID: 9289547
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A61B,A61H,A61M

Claim Text:
1. An assembly for nasal irrigation comprising: a housing including a refill chamber structured to contain irrigating fluid therein, an applicator connected to said housing in fluid communication with said refill chamber and the irrigating fluid, an actuator structured and disposed to force the irrigating fluid from said refill chamber through said applicator and into a user's nasal cavity, a solution port structured and disposed to receive irrigating fluid from a refill dispenser into said refill chamber, said solution port further structured and disposed to direct irrigating fluid from said refill chamber to said applicator, a valve assembly disposable between an irrigation position and a refill position, said irrigation position defining a path of fluid flow of the irrigating fluid from said refill chamber to said applicator, through said solution port and into the user's nasal cavity; said refill position defining a path of fluid flow of the irrigating fluid from the refill dispenser through said solution port and into said refill chamber, and said valve assembly further comprising a bifurcated structure including an irrigation segment and a refill segment; said solution port disposed in fluid communication with both said irrigation segment and said refill segment.