US Patent Issued to Spiral Therapeutics on Oct. 14 for "Visualization devices, systems, and methods for otology and other uses" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,443,020, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Spiral Therapeutics Inc. (South San Francisco, Calif.).

"Visualization devices, systems, and methods for otology and other uses" was invented by Eugene de Juan (South San Francisco, Calif.), Signe Erickson (South San Francisco, Calif.) and Vrad Levering (South San Francisco, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods can be employed to facilitate indirect viewing into cavities such as, but not limited to, the middle ear space. Some embodiments have uses such as, but not limited to, facilitating visualization and procedures in the outer, middle, and/or inner ear in order...