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Method and apparatus for aural acoustic immittance measurement

US8419655B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 23, 2009
Grant dateApr 16, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/121
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An acoustic immittance measurement system converts a measure of acoustic immittance (i.e. impedance and/or admittance) of a subject's middle ear to the frequency domain such that variations in magnitude and/or phase are diagnosed using either open-loop or closed-loop measurement techniques.

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