Minimally-invasive tools and methods for accessing the middle and inner ear through the tympanic membrane
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Dec 10, 2024
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Jul 29, 2021
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Jan 22, 2021
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Jan 22, 2021
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Intra-tympanic injections of therapeutics into the inner ear can be used to treat conditions such as hearing loss. One or more stabilizing devices that define working channels can be temporarily implanted in the tympanic membrane. Purpose-built instruments such as endoscopes, forceps, and injections instruments can be passed through the working channels of the stabilizer devices to access the inner ear where the therapy can be administered. Afterwards, the stabilizing devices can be removed from the tympanic membrane and the tympanic membrane can heal, typically without the need for sutures.
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