AventaMed device for tympanostomy tube placement
NIHR HSRIC
Record ID 32016000447
English
Authors' objectives:
The AventaMed device has been developed by AventaMed Ltd to perform tympanostomy tube surgery in children and adults with otitis media with effusion, Eustachian tube dysfunction and barotrauma.
A tympanostomy tube (also known as a grommet or myringotomy tube) is a small drainage tube inserted into a small incision in the ear drum to relieve pressure, retain aeration and prevent the accumulation of fluid in the middle ear by allowing it to drain.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2015
URL for published report:
http://www.hsric.nihr.ac.uk/topics/aventamed-device-for-tympanostomy-tube-placement/
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Middle Ear Ventilation
- Otitis Media
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Horizon Scanning Centre
Contact Address:
The NIHR Horizon Scanning Centre, Department of Public Health, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics, School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, 90 Vincent Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2SP. United Kingdom. Tel: +44 121 414 7831, Fax: +44 121 2269
Contact Name:
c.packer@bham.ac.uk
Contact Email:
c.packer@bham.ac.uk
Copyright:
NIHR Horizon Scanning Research&Intelligence Centre (NIHR HSRIC)
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