Middle ear prosthesis

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1992-09-21

1994-04-26

Isabella, David

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Ear or nose prosthesis

A61F 218

Patent

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053062990

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a prosthetic device for replacing a portion of the incus when the stapes or a portion of the lenticular process is generally intact. The device comprises an opening for receiving the head of the stapes or a portion of the lenticular process and a channel for receiving the remnant portion of the incus. The opening and the channel are oriented to allow proper functioning of the ossicular chain.

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Atlas of Otologic Surgery, W. B. Saunders Company, pp. 63-65 (1989).
B. W. Armstrong, et al., "Experiences With the Ossicular Chain," Reprinted from 78 Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, 5, p. 939 (1969).

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