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US 12,121,415 B2Granted
Inner ear plug
AssigneeCochlear Limited
InventorsKristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven, Daniel Smyth, Marcus Andersson, Claudiu G. Treaba, Fysh Dadd
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Abstract
Embodiments are generally directed to a securable inner drug delivery plug or stopper that is configured to be inserted into, and secured (retained) within, an opening of the inner ear of a recipient. The securable inner drug delivery plug is configured to deliver drugs directly into the inner ear.
Claims32
An implant, comprising:
- a first member, including:
- an annular member configured to be inserted into an opening to a body chamber within a recipient,
- a groove extending around an outer surface of the annular member, wherein the groove is configured to mate with a body structure surrounding the opening to the body chamber, and
- a lumen extending through the first member;
- and
- a second member configured to be inserted into the lumen, wherein the second member is configured to mate with the annular member and is configured to deliver one or more drugs into the body chamber, and wherein the second member comprises an outer body defining a reservoir for the one or more drugs.
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A method, comprising:
- inserting a first member into an opening of a body chamber of a recipient, wherein the first member is configured to mechanically mate with a body structure surrounding the opening, and wherein the first member comprises a lumen extending through the first member;
- inserting a second member into the lumen such that the second member mates with the first member and a distal end of the second member is positioned within the body chamber, wherein the second member comprises an outer body defining a reservoir for one or more drugs;
- and
- releasing the one or more drugs from the second member directly into the body chamber by releasing the one or more drugs from the reservoir into the body chamber.
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A securable drug delivery plug, comprising:
- a first member configured to be inserted into an opening to a body chamber within a recipient, wherein the first member includes a circumferential depression extending around an outer surface of the first member and a lumen extending through the first member;
- and
- a second member configured to be inserted into the lumen, wherein the second member is configured to mate with the first member and is configured to deliver one or more drugs into the body chamber, and wherein the second member comprises an outer body defining a reservoir for the one or more drugs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.