COLLECTOR FOR LIQUIDS

Abstract

A collector (1) for collecting a liquid resulting from a nasal wash, the 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 members (160) pre-arranged for coupling in a fluid-tight manner with a test tube (162) through a respective mouth (164); the duct (12) having filtering members (20) for the liquid.

Description

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. (canceled)

3. (canceled)

4. (canceled)

5. (canceled)

6. (canceled)

7. (canceled)

8. (canceled)

9. (canceled)

10. (canceled)

11. (canceled)

12. (canceled)

13. (canceled)

14. (canceled)

15. (canceled)

16. (canceled)

17. (canceled)

18. 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 bv 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) said liquid.

19. The collector according to claim 33, characterized in that said filtering means (20) comprise a mesh (200) arranged inside said duct (12) downstream of said inlet (14) to axially delimit a longitudinal cavity (12′) of given extension.

20. The collector according to claim 33, characterized in that said filtering means comprise a nasopharyngeal swab (204) provided with a manipulation rod (206) or a filtering swab (202) having longitudinal extension exceeding the axial extension of said longitudinal cavity (12′) and cross section which approximates by excess a transverse dimension of said longitudinal cavity (12′).

21. The collector according to claim 20, characterized in that said filtering swab (202) is pre-arranged to be contained inside a basket (2020) provided with a mesh bottom (2024) and made entirely of deformable material; said basket (2020) having gripping means (2022) (2025) designed to facilitate the handling thereof when, in use, it contains said swab (202).

22. The collector according to claim 20, characterized in that said filtering swab (202) is pre-arranged to be contained inside a basket (2020) made entirely of rigid material and provided with a bottom mesh (2024); said filtering swab (202) having a flared annular edge (2023); said gripping means (2025) comprising a gripping rod (2025) coupled with said edge (2023).

23. The collector according to claim 20, characterized in that said filtering swab (202) and/or said nasopharyngeal swab (204) is made exclusively of one, or a combination of at least two, of the following materials: cotton, natural silk, artificial silk, non-woven fabric.

24. The collector according to claim 20, characterized in that said duct (12) has a cylindrical shape and said filtering swab (202) has any one of the following shapes: spherical, cylindrical with parallel bases; cylindrical with a concave base having hemispherical or frustoconical shape; cylindrical with a convex base and having hemispherical or frustoconical shape.

25. The collector according to claim 20, characterized in that said longitudinal cavity (12′) is cylindrical and has a cross section with diameter measuring a length in the range 1 - 25 mm.

26. (canceled)

27. The collector according to claim 25, characterized in that one of said first wall (120) and second wall (122) has a housing (1200) for a rod (206) (2025).

28. The collector according to claim 27, characterized in that said funnel-shaped body (10) is divided into two parts by a partition (40) arranged between said first wall (120) and second wall (122).

29. The collector according to claim 18, characterized in that at least one said side (124) carries an interface (1260) elongated transversally to said partition (40) and shaped to house a syringe (166) provided with a nasal nozzle (168) designed to feed washing liquid to a nostril of the nose of a user or another feeding device (30).

30. The collector according to claim 29, characterized in that said funnel-shaped body (10) has a collection tank (100) on the same side as said interface (1260).

31. The collector according to claim 18, characterised in that said coupling means (160) includes a seat (161), with a bottom of said seat (161) being provided with spacers which prevent the edge of said mouth (164) from adhering point by point to the bottom of said seat (161).

32. The collector according to claim 18, characterised in that said body (10) is symmetrical with respect to said partition (40) and presents two interfaces (1260) arranged on opposite sides with respect to said partition (40); two ducts 12, each provided with said outlet portion (16), in order to be suitable for carrying two said test tubes (162).

33. The collector according to claim 18, characterized in that said duct (12) has filtering means (20) for filtering said liquid.