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 using an iontophoresis electrode system, the patient having a head with a first ear and a second ear, the method comprising:
- (a) mounting a first iontophoresis electrode of the iontophoresis electrode system to the head of the patient so that the first iontophoresis electrode is aligned with a target tissue of the first ear;
(b) applying a therapeutic or anesthetic agent to the first ear by energizing the first iontophoresis electrode prior to any remodeling of the patient'"'"'s tympanic membrane in the first ear; and
(c) applying a therapeutic agent to the second ear by energizing a second iontophoresis electrode of the iontophoresis electrode system prior to any remodeling of the patient'"'"'s tympanic membrane in the second ear, wherein the electrodes are operatively coupled to iontophoresis driving circuitry of the iontophoresis electrode system, wherein the iontophoresis circuitry is configured for simultaneous application of the agent using the iontophoresis electrodes.
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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 car 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 using an iontophoresis electrode system, the patient having a head with a first ear and a second ear, the method comprising:
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(a) mounting a first iontophoresis electrode of the iontophoresis electrode system to the head of the patient so that the first iontophoresis electrode is aligned with a target tissue of the first ear; (b) applying a therapeutic or anesthetic agent to the first ear by energizing the first iontophoresis electrode prior to any remodeling of the patient'"'"'s tympanic membrane in the first ear; and (c) applying a therapeutic agent to the second ear by energizing a second iontophoresis electrode of the iontophoresis electrode system prior to any remodeling of the patient'"'"'s tympanic membrane in the second ear, wherein the electrodes are operatively coupled to iontophoresis driving circuitry of the iontophoresis electrode system, wherein the iontophoresis circuitry is configured for simultaneous application of the agent using the iontophoresis electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. 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) a first electrode module; (b) a second electrode module; (c) a first iontophoresis electrode coupled with the first electrode module, wherein the first iontophoresis electrode is operable to couple with target tissue in the first ear via an agent, wherein the first iontophoresis electrode is operable to be activated to thereby apply the agent to the target tissue in the first ear prior to any remodeling of the target tissue in the first ear; (d) a second iontophoresis electrode coupled with the second electrode module, wherein the second iontophoresis electrode is operable to couple with target tissue in the second ear via an agent, wherein the second iontophoresis electrode is operable to be activated to thereby apply the agent to the target tissue in the second ear prior to any remodeling of the target tissue in the second ear; (e) iontophoresis driving circuitry operatively coupleable with the electrodes for simultaneous application of the agent to the first and second ears; and (f) a return electrode operatively coupled with the iontophoresis driving circuitry, said return electrode being configured for location beyond the reach of the patient on the patient'"'"'s skin.
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17. 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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(a) mounting a first iontophoresis electrode to the head of the patient so that the iontophoresis electrode is positioned within the first ear; (b) communicating an anesthetic iontophoresis solution into the ear canal of the first ear; and (c) activating the first iontophoresis electrode to cause the iontophoresis electrode to apply the anesthetic iontophoresis solution to the first ear through iontophoresis prior to any remodeling of tissue in the first ear. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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