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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1999
Applicants:
Daniel Engvall, Halmstad, SE;
Anders Nilsson, Halmstad, SE;
Inventors:
Daniel Engvall, Halmstad, SE;
Anders Nilsson, Halmstad, SE;
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A transportable apparatus for treating Ménière's disease comprises electronically controlled pressure variation unit housed in an inner casing which is partially enclosed by an outer casing provided with an opening covered by a removable cover. A storage compartment is disposed between the casings to receive a flexible tube provided with an ear plug. The flexible tube is connected to the pressure variation unit. The storage compartment surrounds a first portion of the inner casing in which the flexible tube can be disposed in a coiled manner.