Test device for having thermal dummy for ossicular prosthesis with memory effect

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PATENT NO 8764827
APP PUB NO 20120310346A1
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13574637

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A test device for an ossicular prosthesis for implantation in the middle ear that includes a first fastening element, a second fastening element and a connecting element that connects the two fastening elements in a sound-conducting manner. Parts of the ossicular prosthesis are made of a material having memory effect and subjected to shape-altering thermal treatment at implantation. The test device also includes a device for determining an optimized power setting or an energy application site for preparing parts of the ossicular prosthesis to be subjected intraoperatively to thermal treatment using a prosthesis mock-up that is identical in design to the ossicular prosthesis in terms of material, geometric shape, and manufacturing method in the parts to be subjected intraoperatively to thermal treatment.

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HEINZ KURZ GMBH MEDIZINTECHNIK72144 DUSSLINGEN

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Steinhardt, Uwe Hirrlingen, DE 41 269

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