System and method for the simultaneous automated bilateral delivery of pressure equalization tubes
AssigneeAcclarent, Inc.
InventorErik J. Shahoian
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Abstract
Systems and methods for treating a patient having a head with a first ear and a second ear, function by aligning a first device with a tympanic membrane of the first ear; inputting a command to an input device operatively coupled to the first device to generate a signal; and actuating the first device in response to the signal so as to drive a penetrator of the device through the tympanic membrane.
Claims20
A method for treating a patient, the patient having a head with a first ear and a second ear, the method comprising:
- aligning a first device with a tympanic membrane of the first ear;
- inputting a command to an input device operatively coupled to the first device to generate a signal;
- and
- actuating the first device in response to the signal so as to drive a penetrator of the device through the tympanic membrane.
A system for treating a patient, the patient having a head with a first ear and a second ear, each ear having a tympanic membrane, the system comprising:
- an input device configured to generate a signal in response to entry of a command;
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- a penetrator having a proximal end, a distal end, and an axis therebetween, the distal end sharpened for penetration through a tympanic membrane;
- and
- an actuation mechanism movably supporting the penetrator and coupled with the input device, the actuation mechanism changing from a ready state to a pierce state in response to the signal so as to penetrate the tympanic membrane when aligned therewith.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.