Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Head or face protector
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-29
2011-03-29
Bianco, Patricia M (Department: 3772)
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Head or face protector
C181S130000, C181S135000, C381S328000, C381S329000, C381S322000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07913696
ABSTRACT:
A self-fitting device for location in an ear canal. The device includes a body having a body ear end, an opposite body user end, and a shaft extending from the ear end to the user end. A resilient bladder is joined with the body ear end and a chamber is defined inside the resilient bladder. An elongate plunger is located in the shaft. The resilient bladder is deformable between an at-rest position and an in-ear position. The elongate plunger actuates between the at-rest position and an insertion position to assist the resilient bladder to be deformed into the in-ear position. The plunger actuates in the insertion position without extending a front end portion of the bladder forward of a position of the front end portion when the bladder is in the at-rest position.
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Purcell Ricky Wayne
Ross Kenneth Michael
Bendel Michael J.
Bianco Patricia M
Hendon Nathan P.
Kimberly--Clark Worldwide, Inc.
Klembus Nancy M.
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