GB2137502B - Hand-held otoscope and audiometer - Google Patents

Hand-held otoscope and audiometer

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Publication number
GB2137502B
GB2137502B GB08320373A GB8320373A GB2137502B GB 2137502 B GB2137502 B GB 2137502B GB 08320373 A GB08320373 A GB 08320373A GB 8320373 A GB8320373 A GB 8320373A GB 2137502 B GB2137502 B GB 2137502B
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Prior art keywords
audiometer
hand
otoscope
held
held otoscope
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Expired
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GB2137502A (en
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James W Heller
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Welch Allyn Inc
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Welch Allyn Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/12—Audiometering
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/227—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor for ears, i.e. otoscopes

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Audiology, Speech & Language Pathology (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Endoscopes (AREA)
  • Measurement Of The Respiration, Hearing Ability, Form, And Blood Characteristics Of Living Organisms (AREA)
  • Measuring And Recording Apparatus For Diagnosis (AREA)
GB08320373A 1983-03-31 1983-07-28 Hand-held otoscope and audiometer Expired GB2137502B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US06/480,940 US4567881A (en) 1983-03-31 1983-03-31 Combination otoscope and audiometer

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GB8320373D0 GB8320373D0 (en) 1983-09-01
GB2137502A GB2137502A (en) 1984-10-10
GB2137502B true GB2137502B (en) 1986-08-06

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US (1) US4567881A (enExample)
JP (1) JPS59183734A (enExample)
CA (1) CA1212755A (enExample)
DE (1) DE3323794A1 (enExample)
DK (1) DK349383A (enExample)
GB (1) GB2137502B (enExample)
SE (1) SE458416B (enExample)

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DK349383A (da) 1984-10-01
DK349383D0 (da) 1983-07-29
SE8304333D0 (sv) 1983-08-09
GB8320373D0 (en) 1983-09-01
JPH0316860B2 (enExample) 1991-03-06
SE458416B (sv) 1989-04-03
SE8304333L (sv) 1984-10-01
CA1212755A (en) 1986-10-14
DE3323794A1 (de) 1984-10-04
JPS59183734A (ja) 1984-10-18
US4567881A (en) 1986-02-04
GB2137502A (en) 1984-10-10

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