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Apparatus and method for analysis of ear pathologies by detecting fluid in the ear, measuring body temperature and/or determining a characteristic of a fluid

  • US 6,126,614 A
  • Filed: 01/12/1999
  • Issued: 10/03/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/12/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A medical instrument for analyzing an ear of a subject, comprising:

  • a temperature sensor for measuring body temperature of the subject and providing a first signal indicative thereof;

    a fluid detector for detecting presence of fluid in the ear to provide a second signal indicative thereof; and

    a controller connected to the temperature sensor and the fluid detector to control acquisition of the first and second signals.

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