US Patent Issued to Zipline Health on May 13 for "Ear ailment diagnostic device and method" (Virginia, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,546, issued on May 13, was assigned to Zipline Health Inc (San Francisco).

"Ear ailment diagnostic device and method" was invented by Olabisi Oyadiran (Miramar, Fla.) and Windell Roach (Virginia Beach, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ear ailment diagnostic device includes an ear piece, a light source, a magnification lens, an air conduction channel and a miniature digital camera, which is capable of taking still or digital images. The earpieces may optionally comprise a thermometer and/or tympanometer. Each earpiece is coupled to an air conduction tube, an insufflator and an electrical wiring/data tube which is coupled to a com...