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SG11201505458QA - Ear inspection device and method of determining a condition of a subject's ear - Google Patents

Ear inspection device and method of determining a condition of a subject's ear

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Publication number
SG11201505458QA
SG11201505458QA SG11201505458QA SG11201505458QA SG11201505458QA SG 11201505458Q A SG11201505458Q A SG 11201505458QA SG 11201505458Q A SG11201505458Q A SG 11201505458QA SG 11201505458Q A SG11201505458Q A SG 11201505458QA SG 11201505458Q A SG11201505458Q A SG 11201505458QA
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Prior art keywords
ear
subject
determining
condition
inspection device
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SG11201505458QA
Inventor
Peter Ruppersberg
Albrecht Lepple-Wienhues
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Helen Of Troy Ltd
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Priority claimed from EP13000553.1A external-priority patent/EP2762056B1/en
Priority claimed from EP13000552.3A external-priority patent/EP2762055B9/en
Priority claimed from EP13001748.6A external-priority patent/EP2787333B1/en
Application filed by Helen Of Troy Ltd filed Critical Helen Of Troy Ltd
Publication of SG11201505458QA publication Critical patent/SG11201505458QA/en

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SG11201505458QA 2013-02-04 2014-02-04 Ear inspection device and method of determining a condition of a subject's ear SG11201505458QA (en)

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US201361760507P 2013-02-04 2013-02-04
US201361760511P 2013-02-04 2013-02-04
EP13000553.1A EP2762056B1 (en) 2013-02-04 2013-02-04 Method for identifying objects in a subject's ear
EP13000552.3A EP2762055B9 (en) 2013-02-04 2013-02-04 Otoscope
US201361809048P 2013-04-05 2013-04-05
EP13001748.6A EP2787333B1 (en) 2013-04-05 2013-04-05 Ear inspection device and method of determining a condition of a subject's ear
PCT/EP2014/000295 WO2014117956A2 (en) 2013-02-04 2014-02-04 Ear inspection device and method of determining a condition of a subject's ear

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