DISSOLVABLE ON-COMMAND IMPLANT

摘要

The purpose of the “Dissolvable on-command Implant” is to act as a pressure equalizer tube in the eardrum, which has the unique characteristic that the tube can be dissolved with a specially formulated drop solution on-command. This tube can have various shapes and sizes, although the tube is usually a cylindrical tube with a hollow center, which maintains a ventilatory port for the middle ear space. With this design, the ear tube promotes drainage of middle ear fluid, lets air enter the middle ear, and allows for instillation of antibiotic drops.

主权项

1. A middle ear aeration system, comprising:
a tympanostomy tube composed of a first material and that is insertable into an eardrum of an ear of a patient; and a solution composed of a second material, wherein disintegration of the tympanostomy tube is induced in response to introduction of the solution into the ear of the patient, and wherein the first material reacts with the second material to instigate the disintegration.