Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Ear or testing by auditory stimulus
Reexamination Certificate
2004-01-15
2008-11-18
Brown, Michael A. (Department: 3772)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Ear or testing by auditory stimulus
C073S585000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07452337
ABSTRACT:
A hearing screener apparatus is disclosed and may include a housing and a testing probe operatively coupled to the housing. The testing probe may generate electrical signals based on otoacoustic emissions of the inner ear of a test subject, when the testing probe is inserted into the ear canal of the test subject. The hearing screener apparatus may also include a housing, a digital signal processor (DSP) within the housing, and a testing probe operatively coupled to the housing. The DSP may generate measurement data based on the electrical signals. At least one microphone may be mounted with the testing probe for generating the electrical signals based on the otoacoustic emissions. The testing probe may be vibrationally isolated from the housing. The testing probe may be elastically coupled to the housing. The hearing screener apparatus may also include an isolation body elastically coupled between the testing probe and the housing.
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Brown Michael A.
Etymotic Research Inc.
McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd.
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