Patent ID: 6152940
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A device for cerumen removal, the device comprising:a syringe having a plunger and a tip; andan inflatable balloon member having a deflated position by an inflated position, and a remote end, wherein in the inflated position, the diameter of said remote end the balloon, as measured perpendicular to the axis of the syringe, is greater than the diameter of the inflated balloon as measured along the longitudinal axis of the syringe the inflatable balloon member capable of being engaged with the tip of the syringe and dimensioned for insertion into the auditory canal when in a deflated position;wherein the inflatable balloon member is engaged with the tip of the syringe and inserted, deflated, into the auditory canal, and inflated and withdrawn to remove the cerumen accumulated in the auditory canal.