US Patent Issued to Rescue Hearing on Aug. 19 for "Gene therapy systems and related methods for treatment of hearing loss" (Florida, Kansas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,936, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Rescue Hearing Inc. (Gainesville, Fla.).

"Gene therapy systems and related methods for treatment of hearing loss" was invented by Hinrich Staecker (Leawood, Kan.) and Caesar James Ayala (Gainesville, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes gene therapy systems, and related methods, useful for treating and/or preventing deafness caused by genetic mutation of the TMPRSS3 gene or the LOXHD1 gene. The compositions and methods disclosed herein use adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector gene delivery of TRMPSS3 or LOXHD1 into the inner ear to restore activity of the TMPRSS3 ...