Patent ID: 6406484
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A system for removing cerumen from the auditory canal, comprising:a hand held assembly including: an auditory canal plug defining a central aperture, wherein said auditory canal plug covers the auditory canal and said central aperture communicates with the ear canal when manually biased against the auditory canal; a primary vacuum chamber having an inlet and an outlet; a one-way valve in said primary vacuum chamber for providing a one way flow of air from said primary vacuum chamber through said outlet; a flow control valve coupled between said auditory canal plug and said inlet of said primary vacuum chamber for selectively controlling the flow of air into said primary vacuum chamber from said central aperture; a base assembly containing a vacuum pump, said base assembly being selectively interconnectable with said outlet of said hand held assembly, wherein said vacuum pump creates a predetermined pressure in said primary vacuum chamber when said hand held assembly and said base assembly are interconnected.