SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS BILATERAL TREATMENT OF TARGET TISSUES WITHIN THE EARS USING A GUIDE BLOCK STRUCTURE
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Abstract
Systems and methods for treating a patient having a head with a first ear and a second car, function by mounting a support structure to the head of the patient; aligning the support structure with a target tissue in an ear canal of the first ear; stabilizing the support structure relative to the target tissue by injecting a material into the canal and hardening the material; 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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9. A system for treating a patient, the patient having a head with a first ear and a second ear, the system comprising:
- a support structure engageable with the head of the patient so that the support structure and head define a receptacle therebetween;
an material receivable by the receptacle, the injectable material having a workable state allowing adjustment to alignment between the support structure and a target tissue of the first ear, and a hardened state for stabilizing the support structure relative to the target tissue; and
a device mountable to the support structure, the device actuatable so as to therapeutically remodel the target tissue of the first ear. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- a support structure engageable with the head of the patient so that the support structure and head define a receptacle therebetween;
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