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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
J Phil Mobley, Canyon Country, CA (US);
Chaoying Zhang, Alhambra, CA (US);
Sigfrid D Soli, Sierra Madre, CA (US);
Chris Johnson, Irvine, CA (US);
Drew O'Connell, Cold Spring Harbor, NY (US);
Assignee:
House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128864 ; 128867 ;
Abstract
A pressure regulating ear plug for regulating the rate of change of pressure inside an ear to minimize the pressure differential between the middle ear and a volume of the external ear cavity adjacent the ear drum is made of an ear plug adapted to fit tightly within the external ear cavity with no or minimal air leakage, and disposed within the ear plug is a pressure regulator with a slow leak rate. The pressure regulator is preferably made of a porous ceramic material.