Gloria Jean Wiens,Patrick J. Antonelli,Troy Benjamin Rippere,Koustubh Jayaprakash Rao
申请号：
US12936036
公开号：
US08435291B2
申请日:
2009.06.22
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
Embodiments provide a middle ear prosthesis that can be adjusted in situ. The middle ear prosthesis can be inserted into the middle ear of a patient and then, after surgery, the length of, or distance between the end resting on the malleus and the end resting on the stapes, can be adjusted without the need to touch the prosthesis through a surgical intervention. A middle ear prosthesis can include a first element having a first interconnecting end and a malleus end, for resting on a malleus or tympanic membrane, and a second element having a second interconnecting end and a stapes end, for resting on a stapes, where the first and second interconnecting ends interconnect with each other. External forces can be applied to a clamp to actuate release of the clamp and allow for adjustment of the length of the prosthesis in situ.
