Wennek, Samuel;

Appliance for rinsing

The invention presented here refers to an appliance (1) for the rinsing of nasal cavities and of paranasal sinuses, with a rinsing mixture (3) and with a vessel (2) for containing and letting flow out the rinsing mixture (3) without overpressure, whereby the appliance (1) has an applicator (4) with an applicator aperture (42) for introducing the rinsing mixture (3) into a nostril, applicator (4) and vessel (2) are connected to one another, applicator (4) and vessel (2) are arranged at an angle of inclination (.alpha.) to one another, a rinsing sure level (30) in the vessel (2) is on the height contour of the applicator aperture (42) and the rinsing mixture (3) through the applicator aperture (42) can flow into a nostril and through paranasal sinuses, as soon as the level of the rinsing mixture (30) is on the height contour of the paranasal sinuses.

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I claim:

1. An appliance for rinsing nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses, comprising a vessel for containing a rinsing mixture and letting the rinsing mixture flow out without overpressure,

the vessel having a main vessel axis with a bottom without openings on one side of the vessel and a vessel opening at the opposite side of the bottom,

the appliance further comprising an applicator with an applicator aperture defining a main applicator axis, the applicator being for introducing the rinsing mixture into a nasal aperture (nostril), the applicator being connected to the vessel at the side of the vessel opening,

the applicator defining an angle of inclination, so that when the applicator is connected with the vessel, there is an angle of inclination between the main vessel axis and the main applicator axis, wherein the vessel has an opening, the applicator has a fill opening and a closed wall section, the applicator and the vessel are arranged so that they can rotate relative to one another, and the opening is arranged with respect to the fill opening, such that in a first position of the applicator, the fill opening is positioned in front of the opening, and that in a further position the closed wall section is positioned in front of the opening.

2. The appliance according to claim 1 wherein the vessel has rotationally symmetrical shape.

3. The appliance according to claim 1 wherein the applicator and the vessel are arranged so that they can rotate relative to one another.

4. The appliance according to claim 1, wherein the applicator can rotate around the main vessel axis of the vessel.

5. The appliance according to claim 1, wherein the bottom is shaped such that the appliance can stand on its bottom.

6. The appliance according to claim 1, wherein the appliance comprises means to lock the applicator relative to the vessel in at least two positions.

7. The appliance according to claim 1, wherein the vessel in the first position can be filled with rinsing mixture through the fill opening, and that the vessel in the further position with the closed wall section seals off the edges of the opening against rinsing mixture so that rinsing mixture does not escape from the vessel through the opening, so that air, however, can flow into the vessel through the opening for equalizing pressure.

8. The appliance according to claim 1 further comprising an opening so that air can flow into the vessel, so that a continuous flow of rinsing mixture can flow through the applicator aperture.

9. The appliance according to claim 1, wherein the main axis of the applicator has an angle of inclination of 150.degree. relative to the main axis of the vessel.

10. The appliance according to claim 9, wherein the angle of inclination is such that an applicator cap can be inserted in a first nostril in a manner producing a seal, and and wherein by tilting the appliance around the inserted applicator cap the level of the rinsing mixture can be brought on to the height contour relative to the paranasal sinuses, which triggers the rinsing process.

11. The appliance according to claim 1, wherein the applicator and the vessel are arranged rigidly relative to one another, and that a venting device is connected to the vessel, that a hose extends inside the vessel from an opening of the vessel and that a lid seals the opening against rinsing mixture, so that rinsing mixture does not come out of the vessel through the opening, so that air can, however, flow into the vessel through the opening through the hose for equalizing the pressure.

12. The appliance according to claim 1, wherein the rinsing mixture is a saline solution.

13. The appliance according to claim 8, wherein the opening is adapted to be connectable with a refill funnel of a refill pack.