An ear probe for ear examination
AssigneeOtos Health Oy
InventorsWycliffe Raduma, Saku Sinkkonen, Ville Sivonen, Tanja Tervonen
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Abstract
There is provided an ear probe for ear examination. The ear probe includes a waveguide with an elongated tube, wherein the waveguide is configured to transfer light. A capsule is fixed to the waveguide and includes an image sensor. The image sensor is configured to generate multiple images of an ear canal and/or tympanic membrane. The waveguide is configured to guide the capsule to an ear canal of an ear to be examined, and the waveguide is configured to adapt to structure of an ear to be examined.
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An ear probe for ear examination comprising:
- a waveguide comprising an elongated tube, wherein the waveguide is configured to transfer light,
- a capsule fixed to the waveguide and including an image sensor,
- the image sensor configured to generate multiple images of an ear canal and/or tympanic membrane,
- the waveguide is configured to guide the capsule to an ear canal of an ear to be examined, and
- the waveguide is configured to adapt to structure of an ear to be examined.
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