US 12,329,611 B2
Ear and nose cleaning device
Nami Khademhosseini, Falls Church, VA (US)
Assigned to ND Products Inc
Filed by ND Products, Inc, McLean, VA (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/486,408.
Prior Publication US 2023/0102609 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 11/00 (2022.01); A61F 13/38 (2006.01); A61M 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 11/006 (2013.01) [A61M 3/0279 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0618 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0662 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ear, ear canal, and nose cleaning device comprising:
a handle having a main body with sidewalls with at least a portion of said sidewalls transparent,
an upper end with a top cover and selectively open lower end, and an interior including at least one cartridge stored therein;
at least one cleaning tip stored within said at least one cartridge, the at least one cleaning tip having a generally spiral body;
a connection mechanism to form a releasable connection between the handle and the at least one cleaning tip, said connection mechanism having
a first connection interface on the handle,
a second connection interface on the at least one cleaning tip to form the releasable connection between the handle and the at least one cleaning tip,
a connection member having upper and lower sides and separable from said upper end and said at least one cleaning tip, the connection member including
a downwardly depending collar extending from said lower side forming a third connection interface configured to engage operatively with the handle to form a first connection in a first direction,
an upright centrally positioned shaft extending from said upper side,
a plurality of nipples on said upper side, and
an ejector to eject the at least one cleaning tip upon disengagement;
wherein said shaft, plurality of nipples, and ejector form a fourth connection interface sized and shaped for insertion into a void within the spiral body of the at least one cleaning tip in a second direction;
wherein said at least one cleaning tip is dispensed from said lower end by opening said lower end; and
a stopper plate to limit insertion of the at least one cleaning tip into an ear or nose of an user, wherein at least one of position and size of the stopper plate is adjustable according to nostril size, ear canal size, or age group of the particular user.