US Patent Issued on March 17 for "Otoscope suction adapter for removing foreign objects and debris from the ear canal and nasal passage" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,713, issued on March 17.

"Otoscope suction adapter for removing foreign objects and debris from the ear canal and nasal passage" was invented by Anthony Lee Montano (Brentwood, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An otoscope suction adapter is a funnel shaped suction device that attaches to both an otoscope and suction unit in order to remove foreign objects and debris from the ear canal. The distal opening is referred to as the suction tip, which passes to a suction chamber, suction tube, and suction connector. On the posterior external aspect of the device, a point of attachment exists for the attachment of an otoscope. This all...