Patent · US Expired

Ear cleaning device with a flexion part

US5888199A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 29, 1997
Grant dateMar 30, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 29, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F11/006
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A safer ear cleaning device having a stop to control depth of insertion, a blunted loop end for preventing perforation of the ear drum, a shaft with a flexing means and with a hole for irrigating wax.

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