Patent ID: 8491470
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A modified otoscope for enabling a person to examine the interior of his or her own ear, consisting essentially of: a) an otoscope unit comprised of a housing having a forward portion adapted to enter a person's ear, a rear extremity having a magnifying lens centered upon an axis aligned with said forward portion, and a handle downwardly directed from said housing and containing a light source, b) an enclosure rearwardly emergent from the rear extremity of said housing and bounded in part by a lower portion, an upper panel having a first circular aperture, and a rear panel having a second circular aperture centered upon said axis, c) a flat mirror located within said enclosure in pivotable securement to said lower portion and adapted to be manually moved between a lowermost position substantially parallel to said lower portion which permits light from said otoscope to emerge from said second aperture, and an uppermost position which intersects said axis at a substantially 45 angle in a manner to produce a first reflected light path through said first aperture, and d) manipulating means exteriorly located from said enclosure for moving said mirror between its two positions.