US Patent Issued to Spiral Therapeutics on April 8 for "Devices, systems, and methods for otology" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,978, issued on April 8, was assigned to Spiral Therapeutics Inc. (Brisbane, Calif.).

"Devices, systems, and methods for otology" was invented by Eugene de Juan (Brisbane, Calif.), Signe Erickson (Brisbane, Calif.), Charles Limb (Brisbane, Calif.) and Vrad Levering (Brisbane, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods can be employed for facilitating access and procedures in the outer, middle, and inner ear in order to diagnose or treat ear disorders including, but not limited to hearing loss and excessive ear wax. In some examples, the systems and methods include instruments and techniques that facilitate trans-tympani...