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US 8,678,011 B2Granted
Expandable earpiece sealing devices and methods
AssigneePersonics Holdings Inc.
InventorsSteven Wayne Goldstein, John Patrick Keady
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Abstract
Orifice insertion devices are provided. An orifice insertion device includes a stent and a plurality of sealing elements. Each sealing element is attached to the stent. At least one sealing element includes an expandable section configured to exert a pressure on an ear canal wall to seal an ear canal, without appreciable deformation of the ear canal wall. At least two of the plurality of sealing elements are formed from different materials.
Claims11
An orifice insertion device configured to be inserted into an ear canal, the orifice insertion device comprising:
- a stent;
- and
- a plurality of sealing elements where each sealing element is operatively attached to the stent, wherein two sealing elements of the plurality of sealing elements include an expandable section configured to be disposed within the ear canal and to exert a pressure on an ear canal wall sufficient to seal the ear canal without appreciable deformation of the ear canal wall,
- wherein the two sealing elements are formed from different materials, and
- wherein a further one of the plurality of sealing elements is configured to seal an opening of the ear canal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.