Reusable ear fitting piece for creating an ear impression
AssigneeSiemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd.
InventorsHarald Klemenz, Benjamin Neumann
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Abstract
An ear fitting piece for creating an ear impression and a method for creating an ear impression. In order to allow the creation of an ear impression at low cost, the ear fitting piece for creating an ear impression has a liquid, which has a first state in which it can be shaped and a second state in which it is solidified, a soft rubber sleeve, which encloses the liquid, and an activating device, which is designed to cause a change of state from the first state to the second state of the liquid. A further change of state from the second state to the first state of the liquid can be caused by heating.
Claims13
1-11. (canceled)
An ear fitting piece for creating an ear impression, comprising:
- a liquid having a first state, in which the liquid can be shaped, and a second state, in which the liquid is solidified;
- a soft rubber sleeve encasing the liquid;
- an activating device configured to bring about a first change of state of the liquid from the first state to the second state;
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- wherein a second change of state of the liquid can be brought about from the second state to the first state by heating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.