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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2003
Applicants:
Josef M. Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Richard A. Altschuler, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yehoash Raphael, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Josef M. Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Richard A. Altschuler, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yehoash Raphael, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the protection and restoration of hearing. In particular, the present invention relates to treatments to facilitate the protection and re-growth of the auditory nerve. The present invention further provides methods of preventing hair cell loss and the accompanying loss in hearing. The present invention thus provides novel interventions for a variety of hearing impairments.