Method of treatment
AssigneesThe Bionics Institute of Australia, The University of Melbourne
InventorsAndrew Wise, Robert K. Shepherd, Frank Caruso
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of treating an auditory disorder. In particular, the present invention relates to treating an auditory disorder using supraparticles comprising a therapeutic payload.
Claims20
A method of treating an auditory disorder in a human subject, the method comprising administering to an ear of the subject a supraparticle comprising a therapeutic payload, wherein the therapeutic payload comprises a neurotrophic factor, and wherein spiral ganglion neuron (SGN) survival is observed across a wide extent of the subject's cochlea, and wherein the auditory disorder comprises a hearing loss.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.