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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/227 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/227 (2013.01); A61B 1/00032 (2013.01); A61B 1/00052 (2013.01); A61B 1/00112 (2013.01); A61B 1/051 (2013.01); A61B 1/0676 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01);
Abstract
An otoscope provides an extremely narrow tip holding an electronic camera sized to allow the space of the ear canal to be shared between the otoscope and a tool such as a curette for removing foreign objects. The tip may be flexible for increased patient comfort when using a compact tip design.