WO2009077902A3 - Self-fitting device for location in an ear canal - Google Patents

Self-fitting device for location in an ear canal Download PDF

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WO2009077902A3
WO2009077902A3 PCT/IB2008/055055 IB2008055055W WO2009077902A3 WO 2009077902 A3 WO2009077902 A3 WO 2009077902A3 IB 2008055055 W IB2008055055 W IB 2008055055W WO 2009077902 A3 WO2009077902 A3 WO 2009077902A3
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ear canal
self
location
fitting device
bladder
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Ricky Wayne Purcell
Debra N. Welchel
Robert A. Drew
Shawn E. Jenkins
Jeffrey Jennings Krueger
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Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
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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
    • A61F11/06—Protective devices for the ears
    • A61F11/08—Protective devices for the ears internal, e.g. earplugs
    • A61F11/10—Protective devices for the ears internal, e.g. earplugs inflatable or expandable

Abstract

Self-fitting device for location in ear canal and related method, including a bladder joined with a pump assembly via a valve assembly. The pump assembly transfers air to the bladder and achieves a predetermined pressure with the chamber regardless of ear canal size. The predetermined pressure may be achieved by reducing excess air pressure through the valve assembly.
PCT/IB2008/055055 2007-12-14 2008-12-02 Self-fitting device for location in an ear canal WO2009077902A2 (en)

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EP08861732A EP2217188A2 (en) 2007-12-14 2008-12-02 Self-fitting device for location in an ear canal

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US12/002,021 US20090173353A1 (en) 2007-12-14 2007-12-14 Self-fitting device for location in an ear canal

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