Inventors:
Stephen A. Carter - San Antonio TX
International Classification:
A61F 900
Abstract:
A device for removing accumulated cerumen and a method for using the same, which device consists of a small balloon-tipped catheter inserted directly over the tip of a syringe or through the use of a plastic insert extended over the tip of a syringe, which balloon tip, when deflated, will fit easily into the auditory canal and, when inflated by depressing the plunger of the syringe, will provide a base for, when the syringe is removed from the ear canal, accumulating the blockage or excess cerumen thereon.