Patent ID: 6017353
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
An instrument for removing foreign bodies from the ear or nose canal, comprising:a hollow tubular body having a longitudinal passageway therethrough and opposing first and second openings at the ends of said tubular body;an elongated rod received within said passageway of said tubular body, said rod having a first end and a second end, said second end of said rod moveable from a first position near said second opening of said tubular body to a second position toward said first opening of said tubular body;a plurality of flexible members each connected at a proximal end thereof to said second end of said rod, said flexible members each having a distal end opposite said proximal end, said flexible members receivable within said passageway of said tubular body through said second opening when said rod is moved from said first position to said second position, said flexible members expandable outside of said tubular body upon movement of said second end of said rod from said second position to said first position;prehensile means at said distal end of each of said flexible members each having an angled portion for grasping foreign bodies in the ear or nose canal when said flexible members are received within said passageway of said tubular body; andstopping means at the conjunction of said second end of said rod with said second opening of said tubular body for stopping said second end of said rod from going beyond said second opening when said rod is moved from said second position to said first position.