AU773761B2 - Direct tympanic drive via a floating filament assembly - Google Patents
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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| US09/475923 | 1999-12-30 | ||
| US09/475,923 US6940989B1 (en) | 1999-12-30 | 1999-12-30 | Direct tympanic drive via a floating filament assembly |
| PCT/US2000/034265 WO2001050815A1 (en) | 1999-12-30 | 2000-12-28 | Direct tympanic drive via a floating filament assembly |
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