Manufacture of a body cavity insert
US4472342A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 1981 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2460/09
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of making a body cavity insert, e.g. an ear insert, comprises deforming by pressure a pressure deformable sheet of material over an impression of a body cavity, e.g. an ear canal, and separating the impression from the sheet of material without permanently disturbing the shape into which the sheet has been deformed to leave a mould cavity in the sheet of material. A moulding material is then introduced into the mould cavity to provide, when the moulding material solidifies, the body cavity insert. Typically the pressure deformable sheet of material is a sheet of non-toxic, thermoplastics material, e.g. a polycarbonate or silicon rubber material. One example of a suitable moulding material is an acrylic plastics material.
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