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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
May. 19, 2017
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Noel Jabbour, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jonathan M. Kenneson, Clarion, PA (US);
Molly E. Knewtson, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Joseph T. Samosky, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth Systems of the Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A system for performing a myringotomy training procedure placing a tympanostomy tube in a simulated ear drum of a patient includes a canal structure. The canal structure includes a tubular portion having an inner surface formed from a conductive material disposed about a longitudinal axis, the tubular portion having a first end, an opposite second end; and a thin membrane selectively coupled to the second end of the tubular portion.