DEVICE FOR APPLICATION OF LEECHES Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, particularly, hirudotherapy. SUBSTANCE: device has transparent body with cavity. Body narrows to working end with outlet hole for leech. Working end is beveled. Ocular end is made in form of flat sight platform. Body has cover with limiting recess. Cover is installed for motion in body plane to position opening the cavity and to position partially opening of outlet hole for passage of leech sucker. Cover has pressing spring locked to body. Body external surfaces are polished. Bevel is made in form of spherical surfaces. Cover is transparent. EFFECT: improved control of process of leech application, both, to skin and to organ mucous membranes and limited space of leach motion during therapeutic procedure. 4 cl, 1 dwg