IP Library Granted Patent US 10,758,113
Granted Patent B2
US 10,758,113 · App. 16/082,958 · Granted Sep 1, 2020

Medical otoscope

Inventors: Shunguo Shen (Jiangsu, CN); Jianyue Li (Jiangsu, CN); Jilong Wang (Jiangsu, CN)
Assignee: Zumax Medical Co., Ltd
A61B1/227A61B1/0019A61B1/00163A61B1/00188A61B1/06
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Patent No.
US 10,758,113
App. No.
16/082,958
Granted
Sep 1, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A medical otoscope, comprises an otoscope body and an observation apparatus connected to one end of the otoscope body, the other end of the otoscope body having a tapered portion capable of inserting into an ear, the observation apparatus comprising at least one optical lens group arranged along a same optical axis, the optical lens group comprising at least one optical lens capable of moving along the optical axis, central axis of the observation apparatus being coaxial with or deviating from central axis of the otoscope body. The focal length of the medical otoscope can be adjusted by means of arranging two groups of optical lenses movable relative to one another, and the medical otoscope has a simple structure and is convenient for operation.

Claims (8)

1. A medical otoscope, comprising an otoscope body and an observation apparatus connected to one end of the otoscope body, wherein the other end of the otoscope body has a tapered portion capable of inserting into an ear, the observation apparatus comprises at least one optical lens group arranged along a same optical axis, the optical lens group comprises a first optical lens and a second optical lens arranged along the same optical axis, and the first optical lens and the second optical lens are capable of moving along the optical axis relative to each other, the observation apparatus is rotatably connected to the otoscope body via a rotating shaft, and an axis of the rotating shaft extends in the same direction as a central axis of the otoscope body,

the medical otoscope has two states, when in a first state, a central axis of the observation apparatus is coaxial with the central axis of the otoscope body; when in a second state, the central axis of the observation apparatus is parallel to the central axis of the otoscope body.

2. The medical otoscope according to claim 1 , wherein the observation apparatus further comprises a connecting housing connected to the otoscope body, and the first optical lens is fixedly provided within the connecting housing.

3. The medical otoscope according to claim 2 , wherein the observation apparatus further comprises an adjusting housing connected to the connection housing, the second optical lens is provided within the adjustment housing, and the second optical lens moves with respect to the first optical lens along the optical axis when operating the adjusting housing.

4. The medical otoscope according to claim 3 , wherein the adjusting housing is rotatably connected to the first optical lens, and the second optical lens moves with respect to the first optical lens along the optical axis when rotating the adjusting housing.

5. The medical otoscope according to claim 1 , wherein the first optical lens comprises a positive lens; and the second optical lens comprises a negative lens.

6. The medical otoscope according to claim 1 , wherein the otoscope body has a hollow inner cavity communicating with the tapered portion, and an illuminating apparatus is provided within the inner cavity.

7. The medical otoscope according to claim 1 , wherein an ear speculum is detachably mounted on the tapered portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2018
From: SHEN, SHUNGUO; LI, JIANYUE; WANG, JILONG
To: ZUMAX MEDICAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047570/0922 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2016 1 0130212 · Mar 8, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190082946A1 · Mar 21, 2019