System and Method for the Simultaneous Bilateral Integrated Tympanic Drug Delivery and Guided Treatment of Target Tissues Within the Ears
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1. A method for treating a patient, the patient having a head with a first ear and a second ear, the method comprising:
- mounting a support system to the head of the patient so that the support system is aligned with a target tissue of the first ear;
applying a therapeutic agent to the first ear by energizing an iontophoresis electrode supported by the support system; and
actuating a device while the device is supported by the support system so that the device therapeutically remodels the target tissue of the first ear.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for treating a patient having a head with a first ear and a second ear function by mounting a support system to the head of the patient so that the support system is aligned with a target tissue of the first ear; applying a therapeutic agent to the first ear by energizing an iontophoresis electrode supported by the support system; and actuating a device while the device is supported by the support system so that the device therapeutically remodels the target tissue of the first ear.
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1. A method for treating a patient, the patient having a head with a first ear and a second ear, the method comprising:
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mounting a support system to the head of the patient so that the support system is aligned with a target tissue of the first ear; applying a therapeutic agent to the first ear by energizing an iontophoresis electrode supported by the support system; and actuating a device while the device is supported by the support system so that the device therapeutically remodels the target tissue of the first ear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for treating a patient, the patient having a head with a first ear and a second ear, the method comprising:
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mounting a support system to the head of the patient so that the support system is aligned with a target tissue of the first ear; applying a therapeutic agent to the first ear by energizing an iontophoresis electrode supported by the support system; and applying a therapeutic agent to the second ear by energizing another iontophoresis electrode supported by the support system, the electrodes operatively coupled to iontophoresis driving circuitry, the iontophoresis circuitry configured for simultaneous application of the agent using the electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A system for treating a patient, the patient having a head with a first ear and a second ear, the system comprising:
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a support system mountable to the head of the patient so that the support system is aligned with a target tissue of the first ear; an iontophoresis electrode mountable to the support system for coupling with the target tissue by a therapeutic agent so as to apply the agent thereto; and a device mountable to the support system, the device actuatable so that the device therapeutically remodels the target tissue of the first ear. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for treating a patient, the patient having a head with a first ear and a second ear, the system comprising:
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a first and a second support system aligned with a target tissues of the first ear and the second ear; an iontophoresis electrode mountable to the first support system for coupling with the target tissue by a therapeutic agent so as to apply the agent thereto; another iontophoresis electrode supportable by the second support system for applying a therapeutic agent to the second ear; iontophoresis driving circuitry operatively coupleable with the electrodes for simultaneous application of the agent to the first and second ears; and a return electrode operatively coupled with the iontophoresis driving circuitry, said return electrode being located beyond the reach of the patient on the patient'"'"'s skin.
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