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System and method for the simultaneous bilateral integrated tympanic drug delivery and guided treatment of target tissues within the ears

US8849394B2 · kind B2 · utility

32Cited by

80References

20Claims

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Assignee

Acclarent, 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	Aug 16, 2012
Grant date	Sep 30, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 25, 2032

Classification

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

Abstract

Systems and methods for treating a patient having a head with a first ear and a second ear function by mounting a support system to the head of the patient so that the support system is aligned with a target tissue of the first ear; applying a therapeutic agent to the first car by energizing an iontophoresis electrode supported by the support system; and actuating a device while the device is supported by the support system so that the device therapeutically remodels the target tissue of the first ear.

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