Device and method for cleaning nasal cavities

Abstract

A device for cleaning nasal membranes comprising a head that is inserted into a nostril. Fluid is pumped from a reservoir onto the nasal membrane. The head rotates to remove debris from the membrane. The sprayed fluid and debris is suctioned through inlets into a suction chamber.

1 . A nasal membrane cleaning device for cleaning a nasal membrane comprising:
 (a) a body   (b) a rotatable head attached to the body, the head including a plurality of fluid outlets through which fluid is expelled during use, wherein the head is formed of a deformable and resilient material;   (c) a pump;   (d) a fluid reservoir in communication with the pump such that, when the pump is activated, fluid contained in the fluid reservoir is expelled from the outlets located on the head for delivery onto the nasal membrane of a user; and   (e) a power source for powering the rotation of the head and the pumping of fluid from the fluid reservoir to the fluid outlets such that fluid from the fluid reservoir can be sprayed from the outlets onto a user's nasal membrane while the head rotates.   
     
     
         2 . The nasal membrane cleaning device of  claim 1 , further comprising a suction chamber for receiving expelled fluid and debris collected after fluid is expelled through the outlets, and a fluid inlet adjacent the head, the fluid inlet in fluid communication with the suction chamber, wherein the device is adapted such that expelled fluid and debris removed from a user's nasal membrane are suctioned into the suction chamber during use. 
     
     
         3 . A method of using the device of  claim 1  having fluid in said reservoir to clean the nasal cavity of a user, comprising the steps of:
 (a) introducing the head of the device into one nostril; 
 (b) activating the pump so that the fluid is expelled from the fluid outlets while the head rotates so that it rubs against the nasal membrane, thereby cleaning the nasal membrane of debris without damaging the nasal membrane; and 
 (c) suctioning the fluid sprayed out of the outlets and the debris removed from the nasal membrane into the suction chamber.