Oval ventilation ear tube

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1998-03-11

2000-03-28

Stright, Jr., Ronald K.

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Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

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604 93, 604514, 623 12, 128864, A61M 3100

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ABSTRACT:
An ear tube for ventilating and equalizing the pressure between a middle ear and an outer ear. The ear tube is comprised of a shaft and a tab. The shaft further includes a top and a bottom at opposite longitudinal ends of the shaft, and a lumen with a major dimension greater in length than a perpendicular minor dimension. The tab extends outward, perpendicular from the bottom of the shaft.

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