COLLECTOR FOR LIQUIDS

Abstract

A collector (1) for liquids provided with a first funnel-shaped body (10) delimited at the top by an annular edge (12) and provided at the bottom with an outlet (11) for liquids and with coupling means (100) for removable collection members (102) of the liquids from the outlet (11); a first front wall (120) and a second rear wall (122) carried in a hydraulically sealed manner by the annular edge (12) between two sides (124) of the first body (10) and mutually facing one another; the second wall (122) being delimited at the top by a concave curved segment (1220) shaped for shape coupling, in use, with an anatomic facial portion arranged between a user’s top lip and nose.

Description

Claims

1. A collector (1) for liquids provided with a first funnel-shaped body (10) delimited at the top by an annular edge (12) and provided at the bottom with an outlet (11) for said liquids and with coupling means (100) for removable collection members (102) of said liquids from said outlet (11); said collector comprising a first front wall (120) and a second rear wall (122) carried in a hydraulically sealed manner by said annular edge (12) between two sides (124) of said first body (10) and mutually facing one another; said second rear wall (122) being delimited at the top by a concave curved segment (1220) shaped for shape coupling, in use, with an anatomic facial portion arranged between a user’s top lip and nose; the said collector comprising at least one interface (1240)(1240′)(1240″) elongated according to a given direction (D) arranged between said first front wall (120) and said second rear wall (122); said at least one interface (1240)(1240′)(1240″) being pre-arranged to house supply means (30) designed to distribute the liquid in a direction opposite to said outlet (11) between said first wall (120) and said second wall (122) through a nasal nozzle (34); characterized in that said first front wall (120) and said second rear wall (122) separated in at least one first side (124A) of said two sides (124) creating a first opening (128)(128′) above said first body (10); a first interface (1240) that actuates said at least one interface (1240) being carried by said first side (124A) along said given direction (D) through said first opening (128).

2. The collector according to claim 1, characterised in that said first front wall (120) and said second rear wall (122) are symmetrically shaped relative to a centreline plane (MT) that transversally cuts said first body (10); said curved segment (1220) being laterally delimited by two raised angle portions (1222) arranged symmetrically so as to laterally delimit the nostrils of said nose.

3-4. (canceled)

5. The collector according to claim 1, characterised in that said first interface (1240) has a retention element (1242) for said liquid supply means (30) at the corresponding said first side (124A).

6. The collector according to claim 5, characterised in that said liquid supply means (30) comprise a syringe (36) provided with one said nasal nozzle (34) carried longitudinally or transversely by said syringe (36); said retention element (1242) comprising an at least partially cylindrical projecting part (1242) having an angular width greater than 180° and arranged at the connection between said first interface (1240) and said first side (124A).

7. The collector according to claim 6, characterised in that said first front wall (120) and said second rear wall (122) are identical and have the respective concavities (121)(123) facing the side opposite to said outlet (11).

8. The collector according to claim 6, characterised in that said first front wall (120) extends from said annular edge (12) by a greater amount than said second rear wall (122).

9. The collector according to claim 8, characterised in that said first front wall (120) carries at the top a tapered shaped cover member (129) shaped for containing a nasal pyramid starting from a relative root.

10. The collector according to claim 1, characterised in that said first front wall (120) and said second rear wall (122) are separated in a second side (124B) of said two sides (124) creating a second opening (128′) identical or geometrically similar and opposite to said first opening (128); a second interface (1240′) that actuates said at least one interface (1240) being carried by said second side (124B) aligned with said first interface (1240) and sized in a different yet geometrically similar manner.

11. The collector according to claim 1, characterised in that said first front wall (120) and said second rear wall (122) are connected to said two sides (124) of said first body (10) by respective walls (126) being shaped symmetrically opposite relative to said centreline plane (MT).

12. The collector according to claim 11, characterised in that said first front wall (120) and said second rear wall (122) have the respective concavities (121)(123) facing the side opposite to said outlet (11).

13. The collector according to claim 1 characterised in that said coupling means (100) comprise in combination, or alternatively, a first cylindrical portion (130) that peripherally delimits said outlet (11) and terminates with a first hooking portion (132), shaped to be coupled in a hydraulically sealed manner with an upper edge of a collection vial (102′) for a liquid to be analysed, and a second cylindrical hooking portion (134) coaxial to said outlet (11) shaped to house a hydraulically sealed test tube (102″).

14. The collector according to claim 11, characterised in that a third interface (1240″) that actuates said at least one interface (1240) is carried at the bottom by said first body (10) alongside said outlet (11), extends parallel to said centreline plane (MT) and transversely to said annular edge (12) and being arranged to house a syringe (36) of said supply means (30) with said outlet nozzle that protrudes inside said first body (10) to support said nasal nozzle (34) directly or through an extension (1244) carried by said third interface (1240″) inside said first body (10).

15. The collector according to claim 11, characterised in that a fourth interface (1240″) that actuates said at least one interface (1240) comprises a housing member (112) carried at the bottom by said first visible body (10); said housing member (112) being prearranged to receive a two-way hydraulic selector (114) provided with a first duct and with a second duct (115)(116) aligned with one another and with a duct (117) transversal to the other two, as well as a switching tap (118); said first aligned duct (115) engaging, in use, said outlet (11) and carrying said nasal nozzle (34) inside the first body (10); said second aligned duct (116) engaging a test tube (102″) or a vial (102′) selectively supported at the bottom by said housing member (112); said transverse duct (117) being engaged by an outlet nozzle of said syringe (36); said tap (118) being designed to determine selectively the connection between said first aligned duct (115) and said transverse duct (117) and the connection between said first aligned duct (115) and said second aligned duct (116).