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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2007
Harlan J. Reitan, Memphis, TN (US);
Michael D. White, Olive Branch, MS (US);
Anthony D. Prescott, Arlington, TN (US);
J. Patrick Ireland, Cordova, TN (US);
Casper Briggs, Arlington, TN (US);
Robert Brosnahan, Germantown, TN (US);
Harlan J. Reitan, Memphis, TN (US);
Michael D. White, Olive Branch, MS (US);
Anthony D. Prescott, Arlington, TN (US);
J. Patrick Ireland, Cordova, TN (US);
Casper Briggs, Arlington, TN (US);
Robert Brosnahan, Germantown, TN (US);
Clarity Corporation, Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
A middle ear prosthesis comprises a body of deformable material capable of retaining different shapes. The body comprises a slotted wall defining a cavity for receiving a bone of the middle ear. The wall is deformable proximate slots in the wall between an open position for receiving the bone and a closed position wherein the body is reshaped to grasp the bone.