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System and method for treatment of target tissues within the ears

US10258776B2 · kind B2 · utility

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169References

21Claims

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Assignee

Tusker Medical, Inc. · US

Inventors

Anton G. Clifford · Mountain View, US
Greg Liu · Sunnyvale, US
John Morriss · San Francisco, US
Joshua Makower · Los Altos, US
William M. Facteau · Mountain View, US
Eric Goldfarb · Belmont, US
John Y. Chang · Mountain View, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 25, 2018
Grant date	Apr 16, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 25, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2210/0662
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Systems and methods for treating target tissues within the ears are disclosed. Systems include a device including a cutting edge configured to form an incision in a tympanic membrane, a pressure equalization tube positionable within an interior space of the device in a compressed configuration and configured to expand into an expanded configuration when released from the interior space, and an elongate positioning element configured to release the pressure equalization tube from the interior space such that the pressure equalization tube is deployed in the incision formed in the tympanic membrane.

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