Patent ID: 6540718
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: A61H,A61M

Abstract:
An appliance for rinsing nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses, comprising a vessel for containing a rinsing mixture and letting the rinsing mixture flow out without overpressure,the vessel having a main vessel axis with a bottom without openings on one side of the vessel and a vessel opening at the opposite side of the bottom, the appliance further comprising an applicator with an applicator aperture defining a main applicator axis, the applicator being for introducing the rinsing mixture into a nasal aperture (nostril), the applicator being connected to the vessel at the side of the vessel opening, the applicator defining an angle of inclination, so that when the applicator is connected with the vessel, there is an angle of inclination between the main vessel axis and the main applicator axis, wherein the vessel has an opening, the applicator has a fill opening and a closed wall section, the applicator and the vessel are arranged so that they can rotate relative to one another, and the opening is arranged with respect to the fill opening, such that in a first position of the applicator, the fill opening is positioned in front of the opening, and that in a further position the closed wall section is positioned in front of the opening.