Wearable apparatus for conducting multiple diagnostic hearing tests
AssigneeTympany, Inc.
InventorChristopher L. Wasden
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Abstract
A system for conducting multiple diagnostic hearing tests is disclosed. The system comprises a yoke wearable around the neck of a patient, for providing a housing for conduits and wiring to conduct the hearing tests. The yoke may also coupled to one or more ear probes for engaging the ear of the patient, and to at least one microphone for measuring ambient noise during at least a portion of a hearing test.
Claims10
A system for conducting multiple diagnostic hearing tests in a first ear of a patient, said multiple tests comprising an audiometric hearing test and a second hearing test selected from the group consisting of an acoustic immittance hearing test and an otoacoustic emission hearing test, said system comprising:
- a computer for controlling administration of the multiple diagnostic hearing tests;
- a plurality of transducers for delivering signals to and receiving signals from said first ear;
- a first insertion probe, coupled to at least a portion of said plurality of transducers, for insertion in said first ear;
- a plurality of conduits coupling said computer and said plurality of transducers;
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- a yoke wearable around the neck of the patient, said yoke being coupled to said first insertion probe and providing a housing for said plurality of conduits.
A wearable yoke for conducting multiple diagnostic hearing tests in a first ear of a patient, said wearable yoke comprising:
- a yoke for engaging the neck of the patient;
- at least one microphone, coupled to said yoke, for measuring ambient noise during at least a portion of a diagnostic hearing test.
A system for conducting multiple diagnostic hearing tests in a first ear of a patient, said system comprising:
- a computer for controlling administration of the multiple diagnostic hearing tests;
- a plurality of transducers for delivering signals to and receiving signals from said first ear;
- a plurality of conduits coupling said computer and said plurality of transducers;
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- a yoke wearable around the neck of the patient, said yoke providing a Houston for said plurality of conduits.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.