ZA200509787B - A portable hand-operable device for applying pneumatic pressure pulses to an ear canal - Google Patents

A portable hand-operable device for applying pneumatic pressure pulses to an ear canal

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Publication number
ZA200509787B
ZA200509787B ZA200509787A ZA200509787A ZA200509787B ZA 200509787 B ZA200509787 B ZA 200509787B ZA 200509787 A ZA200509787 A ZA 200509787A ZA 200509787 A ZA200509787 A ZA 200509787A ZA 200509787 B ZA200509787 B ZA 200509787B
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South Africa
Prior art keywords
plunger
ear canal
diaphragm
pneumatic pressure
pressure pulses
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ZA200509787A
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English (en)
Inventor
Burkhard Franz
Richard Stephens Michael
Christopher Leslie Peters
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Burkhard Franz Pty Ltd
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    • 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
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K15/00—Check valves
    • F16K15/02—Check valves with guided rigid valve members
    • F16K15/021—Check valves with guided rigid valve members the valve member being a movable body around which the medium flows when the valve is open
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K15/00—Check valves
    • F16K15/18—Check valves with actuating mechanism; Combined check valves and actuated valves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M39/00—Tubes, tube connectors, tube couplings, valves, access sites or the like, specially adapted for medical use
    • A61M39/22—Valves or arrangement of valves

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Psychology (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • External Artificial Organs (AREA)
  • Dental Tools And Instruments Or Auxiliary Dental Instruments (AREA)
  • Orthopedics, Nursing, And Contraception (AREA)
  • Eye Examination Apparatus (AREA)
  • Helmets And Other Head Coverings (AREA)
  • Telephone Function (AREA)
  • Percussion Or Vibration Massage (AREA)
  • Measuring Pulse, Heart Rate, Blood Pressure Or Blood Flow (AREA)
ZA200509787A 2003-05-19 2005-12-12 A portable hand-operable device for applying pneumatic pressure pulses to an ear canal ZA200509787B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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AU2003902425A AU2003902425A0 (en) 2003-05-19 2003-05-19 A portable ear device

Publications (1)

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ZA200509787B true ZA200509787B (en) 2009-01-28

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US (1) US7766858B2 (xx)
EP (1) EP1624839B1 (xx)
CN (1) CN100374096C (xx)
AT (1) ATE390904T1 (xx)
AU (1) AU2003902425A0 (xx)
DE (1) DE602004012851T2 (xx)
WO (1) WO2004100844A1 (xx)
ZA (1) ZA200509787B (xx)

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CN100374096C (zh) 2008-03-12
CN1791370A (zh) 2006-06-21
EP1624839A1 (en) 2006-02-15
AU2003902425A0 (en) 2003-06-05
WO2004100844A1 (en) 2004-11-25
EP1624839A4 (en) 2006-09-20
DE602004012851T2 (de) 2009-04-09
US20070060948A1 (en) 2007-03-15
US7766858B2 (en) 2010-08-03
DE602004012851D1 (de) 2008-05-15
ATE390904T1 (de) 2008-04-15
EP1624839B1 (en) 2008-04-02

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