CPC A61B 1/227 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00066 (2013.01); A61B 1/00101 (2013.01); A61B 1/042 (2013.01); A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 5/6898 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
1. An ear examination tool comprising:
a handle;
a spacing element coupled to the handle and extending from the handle, the spacing element having a distal end and a proximal end;
a speculum mount coupled to the handle at the distal end of the spacing element, the speculum mount configured for retaining a speculum; and
a smartphone mount coupled to the spacing element at the proximal end of the spacing element,
the spacing element configured to maintain an optical separation distance between the speculum mount and the smartphone mount along a central axis of the speculum mount,
wherein the speculum mount, the spacing element and the smartphone mount are configured to provide an optical path from the smartphone mount to and along the central axis of the speculum mount, while allowing a clear space for access by a microsuction device into and through a speculum when mounted to the speculum mount, from a position between the speculum mount and the smartphone mount and at an oblique angle to the optical path,
in which the handle extends from the distal end of the spacing element in a direction generally orthogonal to the optical path, or in which the handle extends along the spacing element.
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