| abstract |
An implement useful in dental and medical procedures, particularly aspiration, but that can also be readily adapted for irrigation or retraction, is described. In a preferred embodiment, the invention features a hollow handle portion (2) having a source end (2a) for connecting to a vacuum line or pump, and a second end (2b); a hollow nozzle portion (1) having a contacting end (la) for engaging a patient surface to be suctioned and a second end (lb) for functionally engaging, directly or indirectly, the second end of the handle (2b); and a hollow joint at least partially defined by the second end of the handle and the second end of the nozzle. In some embodiments, the joint may comprise an adaptor (3). |