Patent ID: 8777972

Claim:
An earwax removal device comprising: a shaft having a longitudinal axis; and an earwax-extracting member comprising a body portion and a tip portion, wherein the body portion comprises an upper section and a lower section, the upper section located between the lower section and the tip portion, the width of the lower section being larger than a width of the upper section, and the shaft is connected to the lower section of the body portion, wherein an opening is formed in the tip portion, a hole formed in the body portion, and a tunnel is formed inside the earwax-extracting member such that the opening of the tip portion and the hole of the body portion are connected to the tunnel; and, wherein the opening in the tip portion is substantially coaxial to the tunnel and the hole in the body portion is substantially lateral to the tunnel, whereby the tunnel collects dislodged wax when the device rotates and advances through the ear canal; and, wherein the body portion comprises multiple protrusions and multiple recesses formed thereon, and the tip portion comprises multiple protrusions formed thereon, wherein said body portion is configured to be inserted into the external auditory canal, wherein said hole in the body is formed in at least one of the multiple recesses of the body portion, wherein said multiple protrusions on the tip are positioned substantially around the circumference of said opening of said tip, thereby allowing said multiple protrusions on the tip to dislodge earwax and position the dislodged earwax in the immediate vicinity of the opening of the tip for collection.