FDA approves automated Ear Cleaning Device for easy removal of earwax
SafKan Health, a medical device company has developed the first automated ear cleaning device for the 35 million Americans affected by impacted earwax. This has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which has granted the company the clearance to its market release. It is by the name OtoSet – Ear Cleaning System.
OtoSet was inspired by primary care physicians' need for a quick, safe, effective, and mess-free device to remove impacted earwax – the leading cause of conductive hearing loss. It looks like a set of headphones which function by breaking down the earwax by irrigation drawn out from containers through disposable ear tips and flows directly into the walls of the ear canals. Thereafter, continuous micro-suction pulls back the liquid and earwax back through those ear tips directly into the disposable waste containers.
According to the American Academy of Otolaryngology, excessive or impacted earwax is present in 1 in 10 children, 1 in 20 adults, and more than one-third of the geriatric population. "It seems like such a basic thing, but it's one of the most common reasons people present for hearing-related problems," said Dr. Seth Schwartz, an otolaryngologist who led the most recent update of the cerumen (earwax) impaction guideline.
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