Patent ID: 6471668
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: A61B,A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A medical irrigator comprising:a handpiece, said handpiece having a front end; a pump disposed in said handpiece for forcing irrigating fluid through said handpiece; a discharge tube extending from the front end of said handpiece and connected to said pump for receiving the irrigating fluid, said discharge tube having at least one discharge opening through which the irrigating fluid is discharged; and a spray head moveably attached to said discharge tube, said spray head having at least one flow diverter member wherein, said spray head is attached to said discharge tube so as to have a first position in which said flow diverter member is not aligned with the discharge opening of said discharge tube and a second position wherein said flow diverter member is aligned with said the discharge opening so that the irrigating fluid discharged through the discharge opening strikes and is diverted by said flow diverter member.