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US 2018/0008611 A1Published application
Method for treating otic infections after tympanostomy tube placement
AssigneeNovartis AG
InventorsWolf-Ulrich Nickel, Peter S. Roland, Firoz G. Vohra
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for treating a microbial infection comprising administering a composition comprising one or more antibiotic compounds to the site of the infection by instilling the composition into the tympanostomy tube. A delivery cannula can be used to instill the composition into the tympanostomy tube.
Claims10
A method for treating otic infection following tympanostomy tube insertion comprising:
- administering a composition comprising finafloxacin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof at a concentration of 0.1 to 1.0 w/v % to the site of said infection by instilling said composition into said tympanostomy tube using a delivery cannula with a tip sized for insertion into a tympanostomy tube.
A device for use as a single use, disposable, sterile kit for the treatment of middle ear infection following tympanostomy tube placement, comprising:
- a prefilled sterile piston syringe containing from 10 to 1000 microliters of a composition comprising finafloxacin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, said syringe including a delivery cannula with a tip sized for insertion into a tympanostomy tube, a cap on said tip removably mounted to selectively prevent escape of said composition from said syringe and prevent movement of said piston while said cap is on said tip, said kit further including a disposable pouch for enclosing said filled syringe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.