Patent ID: 6186944
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A portable unitary hand-held otoscope for aural examination, comprising:a body having a pistol-grip adapted for engagement by a user's hand;said body including a rigid frusto-conical speculum disposed thereon, said speculum having a distal tip opening disposed along an axis of examination, said speculum being sized to allow location of said distal tip opening a predetermined distance within a target ear canal;an image capture device and a light source, said image capture device and said light source being disposed integrally within said body, to capture an image of the target ear viewed by said image capture device through said distal tip opening; anda substantially planar video display housed within said body, said video display being disposed within said axis of examination in orthogonal relation thereto, to locate a displayed image of the target ear within and orthogonal to said axis of examination.