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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2001
Applicants:
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Janette Faye Lee, Balmain, AU;
Inventors:
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Janette Faye Lee, Balmain, AU;
Assignee:
Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/267 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An otoscopeincludes a lensand an eyepieceby which a doctor can examine the external ear cavity of a patient. The otoscope includes a handlewithin which there is situated a printer to provide an instantaneous permanent record of an image viewed by the doctor. Upon activation of a trigger, a permanent graphic image is printed onto a sheetthat passes out of the handlevia slot