Shape-Memory Nitinol Tympanostomy Tube and All-in-One Introducer Device for Treatment of Otitis Media
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Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media
Otitis media is often preceded by a viral upper respiratory tract infection that causes Eustachian tube obstruction, negative middle ear pressure, and accumulation of fluid in the normally air-filled space of the middle ear. Acute otitis media (AOM) is defined as the presence of fluid in the middle ear with signs and symptoms of an acute infection, such as fever and ear pain. Otitis media with ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Devices
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1932-6181,1932-619X
DOI: 10.1115/1.3443170