Patent ID: 6471679
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A portable nasal mucus removing device:a case having an internal empty space for receiving parts; a motor placed within the case and rotated by receipt of driving power from a battery; a power transmission unit connected to the motor to convert the rotating movement of the motor into a reciprocating movement, wherein the power transmission unit comprises an eccentric cam fixed to a rotating shaft of the motor, a bearing surrounding the eccentric cam to minimize the rotational resistance of the motor and support the rotating shaft, and a power transmission member connected to the bearing to convert the rotating movement of the motor into a reciprocating movement; a vacuum generator connected to the power transmission unit to generate a vacuum pressure by introducing an external air or discharging the introduced air, wherein the vacuum generator comprises a valve connected to the power transmission member, a fixation member having a central opening portion for receiving the valve and a fixation plate, a valve seat positioned under the fixation member, and an air in-outputting member positioned under the valve seat to control the introduction and discharging of the air together with the valve seat by the operation of the valve, and wherein the valve is formed with an elastic rubber, the peripheral portion of the valve being thinner than the central portion of the valve to fluently perform a reciprocating movement; a storage tank connected to the case from the outside such that the storage tank can be separated from the case, the storage tank air-communicating with the vacuum generator via an air-introducing tube; an entrance tube externally combined with the storage tank to introduce a nasal mucus; a guide tube attached to an inner wall of the storage tank to guide the introduced nasal mucus into the storage tank; and a control unit for controlling the vacuum pressure in the vacuum generator to induce or stop the introduction of the nasal mucus.