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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2007
James Britton Hissong, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Dana A. Oliver, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Cecil O. Lewis, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Matthew F. Myntti, St. Augustine, FL (US);
James Britton Hissong, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Dana A. Oliver, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Cecil O. Lewis, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Matthew F. Myntti, St. Augustine, FL (US);
Medtronics Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion (COME), Recurrent Acute Otitis Media (RAOM), cholesteatoma, and other bacterial ear conditions may be treated by applying a solvating system containing greater than 0.2 wt. % surfactant to a bacterial biofilm in the middle or inner ear, disrupting the biofilm, and applying a protective layer of a polymeric film-forming medical sealant.