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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Entratympanic, Llc, Medfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Lev Rosenblum, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Christian Pfeffer, Somerville, MA (US);
George B. Kenney, Medfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
EntraTympanic, LLC, Medfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61F 11/00 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/053 (2006.01); A61B 5/12 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 11/002 (2013.01); A61B 5/0537 (2013.01); A61B 5/0538 (2013.01); A61B 5/12 (2013.01); A61B 5/4839 (2013.01); A61M 31/00 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0668 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device insertable in the ear canal for substance delivery to and/or extraction from the tympanic cavity is described that includes a stationary body having a distal surface, a proximal surface; a movable body having a distal surface and a proximal surface, disposed within the stationary body and free to move relative to the stationary body in response to a pressure difference created in the ear canal; and at least one piercing element having a distal end and a proximal end, disposed in the movable body.