Device for adjusting the length of middle ear implants
CA 2557812 C · Owner: Kurz, Heinz · Inventors: Steinhardt, Uwe; Kurz, Heinz
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A device for determining the required length of a middle ear prosthesis having a disk-shaped base part (10) to which prosthesis mockups (11 11', 11 , of different lengths are fastened which, after being detached from the base part , (10), can be inserted by means of an applicator into the middle ear of a patient , during an operation for length determination purposes in which the base part , (10) is provided with accessories for measuring and/or shaping the middle ear prosthesis to be inserted. This provides the operator with an even more simplified handling of prosthesis mockups during the operation; no additional separate parts have to be used and instead the handling means are …
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- Filed June 29, 2005 and granted August 28, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 29, 2025.
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