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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 1976
Filed:
May. 28, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Helmut A Heine, Herrsching, DT;
Assignees:
Propper Manufacturing Co., Inc., Long Island, NY (US);
Optotechnik Heine KG, Herrsching, DT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128-9 ; 313318 ; 3391 / ; 240218 ;
Abstract
The present application discloses a small size otoscope (the instrument with which the doctor examines the ear) including a bulb mounted directly in the proximal portion of the speculum body to illuminate the field of view. The bulb includes positive and negative side contacts and is adapted to be received in a sleeve positioned in the speculum, with the bulb being inserted from the rear of the sleeve to permit easy bulb replacement.