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US 2004/0172005 A1Published application
Device and method for delivering microdoses of agent to the ear
OwnerMichael H. Arenberg, Charles Rampersaud +3inventors
InventorsMichael H. Arenberg, Charles Rampersaud, Edward M. Gillis, Su Il Yum, Felix Theeuwes
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Abstract
The present invention provides devices and methods for delivery of very low dosages to the inner ear. The device is a self-contained unit that reproducibly and consistently delivers a dose of therapeutic agent that is effective, yet below the ototoxic threshold for that agent. The invention further provides therapeutic methods using the device of the invention.
Claims21
An inner ear fluid delivery device, comprising:
- a) an elongate delivery body having a proximal end and a distal end, which delivery body defines a delivery lumen and an overflow lumen;
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- b) a delivery tip at the proximal end of the delivery body, wherein the delivery lumen and the overflow lumen terminate in the delivery tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.