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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2004
Applicants:
Patrick Antonelli, Gainesville, FL (US);
Anthony D. Prescott, Bartlett, TN (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Antonelli, Gainesville, FL (US);
Anthony D. Prescott, Bartlett, TN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A middle ear prosthesis comprises a piston adapted to extend through an oval window when implanted in a human ear. A pair of jaws engage an ossicle when implanted in a human ear. A spring is coupled to the jaws for biasing the jaws toward one another to provide clamping pressure. The jaws are in turn connected to the piston.