DE69821649T2 - Gerät zum erteilen von räumlicher kenntnis - Google Patents

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DE69821649T2
DE69821649T2 DE69821649T DE69821649T DE69821649T2 DE 69821649 T2 DE69821649 T2 DE 69821649T2 DE 69821649 T DE69821649 T DE 69821649T DE 69821649 T DE69821649 T DE 69821649T DE 69821649 T2 DE69821649 T2 DE 69821649T2
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Jane Deborah WITHINGTON
Andrew Dean WATERS
James Malcolm POVEY
Stewart Brian HOYLE
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H3/00—Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about
    • A61H3/06—Walking aids for blind persons
    • A61H3/068—Sticks for blind persons
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • 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
    • A61F11/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F11/04—Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense, e.g. through the touch sense
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H3/00—Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about
    • A61H3/06—Walking aids for blind persons
    • A61H3/061—Walking aids for blind persons with electronic detecting or guiding means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/02—Divers' equipment
    • B63C11/26—Communication means, e.g. means for signalling the presence of divers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H3/00—Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about
    • A61H3/06—Walking aids for blind persons
    • A61H3/061—Walking aids for blind persons with electronic detecting or guiding means
    • A61H2003/063—Walking aids for blind persons with electronic detecting or guiding means with tactile perception

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  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • User Interface Of Digital Computer (AREA)
  • Telephone Function (AREA)
  • Eye Examination Apparatus (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
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  • Aerials With Secondary Devices (AREA)
  • Radar Systems Or Details Thereof (AREA)
  • Testing, Inspecting, Measuring Of Stereoscopic Televisions And Televisions (AREA)
  • Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)
  • Electrotherapy Devices (AREA)
  • Measurement And Recording Of Electrical Phenomena And Electrical Characteristics Of The Living Body (AREA)
  • Mechanical Control Devices (AREA)
  • Radiation-Therapy Devices (AREA)
  • Emergency Alarm Devices (AREA)
  • Burglar Alarm Systems (AREA)
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DE69821649T 1997-12-09 1998-12-01 Gerät zum erteilen von räumlicher kenntnis Expired - Lifetime DE69821649T2 (de)

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GBGB9726014.5A GB9726014D0 (en) 1997-12-09 1997-12-09 Spatial awareness device
GB9726014 1997-12-09
PCT/GB1998/003589 WO1999029276A1 (en) 1997-12-09 1998-12-01 Spatial awareness device

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DE69821649D1 (de) 2004-03-18
CA2313761A1 (en) 1999-06-17
ATE259204T1 (de) 2004-02-15
PT1037583E (pt) 2004-06-30
US6710706B1 (en) 2004-03-23
EP1037583B9 (en) 2004-10-27
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EP1037583B1 (en) 2004-02-11
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