US 12,465,334 B2
Collector for liquids
Giorgio Mezzoli, Lugo (IT); and Maria Rani, Lugo (IT)
Appl. No. 18/019,963
Filed by Giorgio Mezzoli, Lugo (IT); and Maria Rani, Lugo (IT)
PCT Filed Mar. 30, 2021, PCT No. PCT/IB2021/052608
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 6, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/029509, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 10, 2022.
Application 18/019,963 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/IB2020/060698, filed on Nov. 13, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 102020000019663 (IT), filed on Aug. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0293157 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61M 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 10/0051 (2013.01) [A61M 3/0287 (2013.01); A61M 2202/206 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0618 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A collector (1) for collecting a liquid resulting from a nasal wash, said collector (1) comprising a funnel-shaped body (10) which terminates in a duct (12) that extends between an inlet (14) and an outlet portion (16) provided with coupling means (160) pre-arranged to couple in a fluid-tight manner with a test tube (162) through a respective mouth (164); said collector comprising a first front wall (120) and a second rear wall (122) which extend in a fluid-tight manner from said funnel-shaped body (10) to a different extent between two sides (124) of said funnel-shaped body and face each other; characterized in that said second wall (122) is delimited at the top by a concave curved stretch (1220) designed to shape-couple, in use, with a facial anatomical portion arranged between the upper lip and the nose of the user; said funnel-shaped body (10) being divided into two parts by a partition (40) arranged between said first wall (120) and said second wall (122).