EP4463102A4 - Vorrichtungen und verfahren für den zugang zum innenohr - Google Patents

Vorrichtungen und verfahren für den zugang zum innenohr

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Publication number
EP4463102A4
EP4463102A4 EP23740155.9A EP23740155A EP4463102A4 EP 4463102 A4 EP4463102 A4 EP 4463102A4 EP 23740155 A EP23740155 A EP 23740155A EP 4463102 A4 EP4463102 A4 EP 4463102A4
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Prior art keywords
methods
inner ear
shaped devices
ear access
access
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EP23740155.9A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP4463102A1 (de
Inventor
Wolfram Frederik Dueck
Daniel Smyth
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Cochlear Ltd
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Cochlear Ltd
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Publication of EP4463102A1 publication Critical patent/EP4463102A1/de
Publication of EP4463102A4 publication Critical patent/EP4463102A4/de
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    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
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    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/14—Eye parts, e.g. lenses or corneal implants; Artificial eyes
    • A61F2/142—Cornea, e.g. artificial corneae, keratoprostheses or corneal implants for repair of defective corneal tissue
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/18—Internal ear or nose parts, e.g. ear-drums
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  • Transplantation (AREA)
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  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
EP23740155.9A 2022-01-11 2023-01-10 Vorrichtungen und verfahren für den zugang zum innenohr Pending EP4463102A4 (de)

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US202263298442P 2022-01-11 2022-01-11
PCT/IB2023/050225 WO2023135522A1 (en) 2022-01-11 2023-01-10 Inner ear access shaped devices and methods

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EP4463102A1 EP4463102A1 (de) 2024-11-20
EP4463102A4 true EP4463102A4 (de) 2026-03-04

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Citations (3)

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DE4104358A1 (de) * 1991-02-13 1992-08-20 Implex Gmbh Implantierbares hoergeraet zur anregung des innenohres
WO2019058330A1 (en) * 2017-09-22 2019-03-28 Cochlear Limited IMPLANTATIONS OF FLUID FLOW THROUGH THE MIDDLE EAR AND THE INTERNAL EAR
AU2019256527A1 (en) * 2018-04-19 2020-11-12 Spiral Therapeutics, Inc. Inner ear drug delivery devices and methods of use

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WO2019204760A1 (en) * 2018-04-19 2019-10-24 The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York Apparatuses, systems and methods for perforating and aspirating inner ear

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE4104358A1 (de) * 1991-02-13 1992-08-20 Implex Gmbh Implantierbares hoergeraet zur anregung des innenohres
WO2019058330A1 (en) * 2017-09-22 2019-03-28 Cochlear Limited IMPLANTATIONS OF FLUID FLOW THROUGH THE MIDDLE EAR AND THE INTERNAL EAR
AU2019256527A1 (en) * 2018-04-19 2020-11-12 Spiral Therapeutics, Inc. Inner ear drug delivery devices and methods of use

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