Ear inspection device and method of determining a condition of a subject's ear

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PATENT NO 11058286
APP PUB NO 20150351637A1
SERIAL NO

14762438

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An ear inspection device configured for being at least partially introduced into an external ear canal for determining an ear condition, such as temperature, in particular at the subject's eardrum, wherein the device comprises an infrared sensor unit configured for detecting infrared radiation from the ear, and an electronic imaging unit configured for capturing images based on radiation in the visible range from the ear, wherein the electronic imaging unit exhibits at least one optical axis arranged such that it can be radially offset within the ear canal, and wherein the infrared sensor unit exhibits a visual axis arranged such that it can be positioned centrically within the ear canal or radially offset within the same semicircle, especially the same quadrant, of the cross section of the ear canal.

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  • HELEN OF TROY LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lepple-Wienhues, Albrecht Pontarlier, FR 18 102
Ruppersberg, Peter Blonay, CH 36 358

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