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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2007
Applicants:
Matthew F. Myntti, St. Augustine, FL (US);
Dana A. Oliver, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Cecil O. Lewis, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Matthew F. Myntti, St. Augustine, FL (US);
Dana A. Oliver, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Cecil O. Lewis, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 33/00 (2006.01); A61K 33/06 (2006.01); A61K 33/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Chronic otitis media and other bacterial ear conditions may be treated by applying a solvating system containing a metal ion sequestering agent and surfactant to a bacterial biofilm in the middle or inner ear. The solvating system disrupts the biofilm and aids in its removal.