Patent ID: 6736826
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An implement insertable into an ear canal to scrape wax from its surface without injuring the surface, paid implement comprising:A. a shank serving as a handle and terminating at one end in a loop having a smooth exterior so that the loop when inserted into the canal will then slide over the surface thereof; and B. a wax scraping member projecting inwardly into the loop lying in a plane passing through the loop, whereby when the implement is manipulated to cause the loop the sweep over the canal surface, the member will scrape the wax off the surface and collect it within the loop so that it can be removed from the canal wherein said loop and said wax scraping in member have substantially the same thickness, and said wax scraping member comprises a plurality of elements protecting inwardly into the loop.