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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Gregory Rebella, Hartland, WI (US);
James Berbee, Madison, WI (US);
Azita Hamedani, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 11/00 (2022.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/227 (2006.01); A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 11/006 (2013.01); A61B 1/00103 (2013.01); A61B 1/00105 (2013.01); A61B 1/227 (2013.01); A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00951 (2013.01);
Abstract
A disposable speculum for an otoscope provides an attached forward-facing pressure sensitive adhesive for adhering to and extracting foreign bodies from the ear canal. Attaching the pressure sensitive adhesive to the speculum permits improved control, visualization, and reduced contamination of the pressure sensitive adhesive.