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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2011
Eric M. Andreassen, Syracuse, NY (US);
David M. Fallat, Auburn, NY (US);
Ervin Goldfain, Syracuse, NY (US);
John R. Strom, Moravia, NY (US);
John T. Delaney, Auburn, NY (US);
Howard Haines, Iii, Auburn, NY (US);
Corinn C. Fahrenkrug, Liverpool, NY (US);
Cynthia A. Kuiper, Syracuse, NY (US);
Eric M. Andreassen, Syracuse, NY (US);
David M. Fallat, Auburn, NY (US);
Ervin Goldfain, Syracuse, NY (US);
John R. Strom, Moravia, NY (US);
John T. Delaney, Auburn, NY (US);
Howard Haines, III, Auburn, NY (US);
Corinn C. Fahrenkrug, Liverpool, NY (US);
Cynthia A. Kuiper, Syracuse, NY (US);
Welch Allyn, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, NY (US);
Abstract
An otoscope includes an instrument head, a tip element and an optical system. The instrument head has a distal insertion portion for insertion into an ear of a human or veterinary subject. The distal insertion portion has a distal opening. The tip element is releasably attached to the distal insertion portion. The tip element has a distal opening. The optical system is contained within the instrument head. The optical system includes a plurality of optical components. The optical system further comprises a viewing component for viewing of an image of a target of interest aligned along an optical axis disposed within said distal opening.