US Patent Issued to Stryker European Operations Holdings on March 24 for "Systems and methods of performing transcanal ear surgery" (Irish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,555, issued on March 24, was assigned to Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC (Portage, Mich.).

"Systems and methods of performing transcanal ear surgery" was invented by Conor O'Shea (Cahersiveen, Ireland), Damian Michael Curtin (Kerry, Ireland), Aidan Vaughan (Cork City, Ireland) and Eoin Connolly (Dublin).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for performing transcanal ear surgery. A volume of fluid is maintained within the ear canal to provide a flooded environment. A cutting member of a cutting instrument is submerged and operated within the flooded environment to resect tissue within the ear. A reservoir system ...