Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Head or face protector
Patent
1992-05-21
1993-09-28
Hafer, Robert A.
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Head or face protector
128907, A61H 3904
Patent
active
052479463
ABSTRACT:
An improved ear piece to be inserted and dwell on the human outer ear wherein the ear piece has an upper portion overlaying the triangular fossa, a lower portion overlaying the inferior and superior concha and concha ridge areas, and a grooved bridge portion interconnecting the upper and lower portions to receive and embrace the inferior crus; the lower portion includes a terminal end with a through hole sized and configured to allow sound to enter into the ear canal and the upper portion has a nose portion sized and ccnfigured to nest in the internal helix above the inferior crus of a human ear covering the triangular fossa, wherein the ear piece may be of rigid plastic or of rubbery material and may contain a pattern in relief on the surface which confronts the surface of the ear cavity in a pre-selected pattern to correspond to certain ear acupuncture points, and may contain a pattern of magnets on the surface which confronts the surface in the ear cavity in a pre-selected pattern to correspond to certain acupuncture points.
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Hafer Robert A.
Rimell Sam
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