Apparatus and methods for directly displacing the partition between the middle ear and inner ear at an infrasonic frequency
First Claim
1. An apparatus for displacing a partition between a middle ear and an inner ear to treat the symptoms of Meniere'"'"'s disease comprisinga treatment member for positioning adjacent a selected portion of the partition;
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Abstract
An apparatus for displacing a partition between a middle ear and an inner ear to treat the symptoms of Meniere'"'"'s disease or endolymphatic hydrops comprises a treatment member for being disposed in the middle ear adjacent the partition and a driver for driving the treatment member to move against the partition to thereby displace the partition at an infrasonic frequency to influence fluid distribution in the inner ear. A method for treating an ear comprises the steps of disposing a treatment device within the middle ear and moving at least a portion of the treatment device against the partition at an infrasonic frequency to displace the partition to influence fluid in the inner ear.
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37 Claims
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1. An apparatus for displacing a partition between a middle ear and an inner ear to treat the symptoms of Meniere'"'"'s disease comprising
a treatment member for positioning adjacent a selected portion of the partition; - and
a driver for driving said treatment member to move against the selected portion of the partition at an infrasonic frequency to influence fluid in the inner ear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for displacing a partition between a middle ear and an inner ear to treat the symptoms of Meniere'"'"'s disease comprising
treatment means for positioning adjacent a selected portion of the partition; - and
driving means for driving said treatment means to move against the selected portion of the partition whereby the selected portion of the partition is displaced at an infrasonic frequency to influence fluid in the inner ear. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for treating an ear, having a middle ear and an inner ear separated by a partition, to treat the symptoms of Meniere'"'"'s disease comprising the steps of
disposing a treatment member within the middle ear; - and
moving the treatment member against a selected portion of the partition to displace the selected portion of the partition at an infrasonic frequency to influence fluid in the inner ear. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for treating an ear having a middle ear and an inner ear separated by a partition comprising the steps of
disposing a treatment device within the middle ear adjacent the partition; - and
moving at least a portion of the treatment device at an infrasonic frequency to displace the partition to influence fluid in the inner ear. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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