Patent ID: 6475172
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A tonsil cleansing tool for cleaning debris and build up from a tonsillar pit or cavity of a tonsil comprising:an elongate shaft having a first end and a second end opposite said first end; a loop shaped element having a first opening attached to the elongate shaft at the first end and extending longitudinally away from the elongate shaft wherein a smallest dimension of the first opening being at a point where the loop shaped element is attached to the shaft, the first opening of the loop shaped element being sized and shaped specifically for cleaning debris and build up from the tonsillar pit or cavity; a presser element having a second opening therethrough and a rearward presser bar at one end, said presser element being attached to the second end of the elongate shaft and having a lower surface and an upper surface with the second opening extending through the presser element from the upper surface to the lower surface; the presser bar having a thickness less than said elongate shaft, the presser bar being sized for pressing against the tonsil and capturing debris and build up from the tonsillar pit or cavity with the second opening extending through the presser element.