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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
May. 30, 2014
Applicants:
Florent Michel, Annemasse, FR;
Raphael Michel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Daniel Shen, Stanford, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
ARIA INNOVATIONS, INC., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00 (2006.01); H04R 25/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/42 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/02 (2013.01); H04R 1/42 (2013.01); H04R 25/456 (2013.01); H04R 25/606 (2013.01); H04R 25/652 (2013.01); H04R 2460/09 (2013.01); H04R 2460/11 (2013.01); H04R 2460/13 (2013.01); H04R 2460/17 (2013.01); H04R 25/656 (2013.01); H04R 25/658 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides apparatus and methods for cleaning an ear canal. The ear cleaning apparatus includes an elongated support member having an outer surface and first and second ends, and a bristle member that is attached to one end of the support member. The bristle member includes a plurality of flexible elongated members that are configured to contact a surface of an ear canal when the support member/bristle member assembly is inserted into the ear canal.