Nose secretion aspirators for babies

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This is a mouth operated nose secretion teat for babies. Cold and phlegmy babies are a nerve-wracking thing. As babies are not yet able to blow their noses on their own, parents need to provide them with a tool. This device is constructed like a gas washing bottle. On one side (the larger end) is the inlet. The air sucked in by the mouth is led into a collecting container. The inlet there is much lower than the outlet. Accordingly, the secretion is collected there and cannot be sucked in by the parent by mistake. A silicone tube with an inner diameter of 6 mm can be attached to the outlet, for example. This can then be used for suction. The larger end is pressed firmly against the baby's nostril. The parents take the end of the tube in their mouth and suck on it strongly. The nasal secretion is sucked out and collected in the collection container. In principle, it should also be possible to connect the nose aspirator to a vacuum cleaner using an adapter. But I did not dare to do that yet. I am worried about sucking the brain with the vacuum cleaner. "His brain is gone!" - McCoy to Kirk, as Spock lies unconscious in sickbay In order not to suck in false air, the collection container fits very precisely on the nasal aspirator. Depending on how well the printer is calibrated, the contact surface must be reworked.