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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Douglas P. Hart, Charlestown, MA (US);
Federico Frigerio, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Douglas M. Johnston, Winchester, MA (US);
Manas C. Menon, Boston, MA (US);
Daniel Vlasic, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Douglas P. Hart, Charlestown, MA (US);
Federico Frigerio, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Douglas M. Johnston, Winchester, MA (US);
Manas C. Menon, Boston, MA (US);
Daniel Vlasic, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/20 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/227 (2006.01); G01B 11/06 (2006.01); G01B 11/24 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/015 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/273 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/6456 (2013.01); A61B 1/00082 (2013.01); A61B 1/043 (2013.01); A61B 1/227 (2013.01); A61B 5/1077 (2013.01); A61B 5/1079 (2013.01); G01B 11/0658 (2013.01); G01B 11/24 (2013.01); A61B 1/015 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/2736 (2013.01); A61B 5/1076 (2013.01); A61B 5/6817 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6421 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6439 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6491 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0221 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various improvements to inflatable membranes are disclosed. These improvements include techniques for advantageously controlling the inflation of a membrane within a cavity, such as a human ear canal.