摘要 |
<p>A device for incising the tympanum, suctioning secretions from the ear and grasping a tympanostomy tube <B>40, 58</B> or grommet, wherein the tube <B>40, 58</B> has an external surface, a tubular segment and a bore, comprises: a gripper <B>34, 36, 54</B> having an engaging surface for gripping the tube <B>40, 58</B>: a pushing and suctioning member <B>38, 60</B> having a lumen and an aperture having a circumferential surface onto which the gripped tube is appended, wherein the bore of the tube forms a continuum with the lumen: an incision blade <B>66</B> stored within the lumen, the blade <B>66</B> being moveable co-axially within the bore. In use, the engaging surface of the gripper <B>34, 54</B> is pressed against the external surface of the tube <B>40, 58.</B> The gripper <B>34, 54</B> may be divided into a plurality of segments or fingers <B>36.</B></p> |