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Direct illumination otoscope

Details

Inventors: Heine, Helmut A.;
Assignee: Propper Manufacturing Co., Inc. (Long Island, NY); Optotechnik Heine KG (Herrsching, DT)
Primary Examiner: Michell; Robert W.
Assistant Examiner: Layton; Henry S.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Amster & Rothstein

The present application discloses a small size otoscope (the instrument with which the doctor examines the ear) including a bulb mounted directly in the proximal portion of the speculum body to illuminate the field of view. The bulb includes positive and negative side contacts and is adapted to be received in a sleeve positioned in the speculum, with the bulb being inserted from the rear of the sleeve to permit easy bulb replacement.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
An otoscope comprising an otoscope speculum, a bulb sleeve within said otoscope speculum, movable contact means protruding into said sleeve, and an illumination bulb received within said sleeve from the proximal end thereof, said illumination bulb including a bulb chassis, an evacuated envelope at the forward end of said bulb chassis dimensioned to be received within said sleeve, filament contact legs extending rearwardly from said evacuated envelope into said bulb chassis, an electrically conductive first contact ring positioned over said bulb chassis, an electrically conductive second contact ring positioned over said bulb chassis, electrical insulating means intermediate said first and second electrical contact rings, one of said filament contact legs being in engagement with said first contact ring, the other said filament contact leg being in engagement with said second contact ring, said second ring being in electrical contact with said sleeve, said first contact ring having an exterior diameter smaller than the exterior diameter of said second contact ring and being in engagement with said movable contact means, such that engagement of said movable contact means with said first contact ring completes an electrical circuit to the bulb and positively retains said bulb in said sleeve.

Description:
This invention relates to medical diagnostic instruments and more specifically to an improved otoscope construction.
Routine examination of the ear, which includes examination of the outer portion of the auditory canal up to and including the tympanic membrance, is accomplished with an instrument conventionally known as an otoscope.
Traditionally, this instrument includes a conical speculum which is inserted into the ear and a light source which illuminates the area at the distal end of the speculum for observation.
The instrument may also include a magnifying lens at the proximal end of the speculum to magnify the field of view and a disposal speculum tip to avoid the necessity of sterilizing the instrument after each use

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