US Patent Issued to The Medical College of Wisconsin on April 29 for "Trans-tympanic membrane delivery platform and uses thereof" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,519, issued on April 29, was assigned to The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc. (Milwaukee).

"Trans-tympanic membrane delivery platform and uses thereof" was invented by Amit Joshi (Sun Prairie, Wis.), Joseph Edward Kerschner (Menomonee Falls, Wis.), Wenzhou Hong (Brookfield, Wis.) and Gayatri Sharma (Milwaukee).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are methods and composition for trans-tympanic membrane delivery of therapeutic agents such as antimicrobial agents, anti-inflammatory agents, and anti-biofilm agents to the middle ear for rapid, localized treatment and prevention of diseases and conditions associated with a middle ...