Firm aims to transform ear surgery

AventaMed has developed a device which aims to take grommet surgery out of operating theatres and turn it into a quick procedure that can take place in a consultant’s offices. The elective surgery involves the use of small tubes.

Firm aims to transform ear surgery

After two years of development and testing, AventaMed has perfected a hand-held device which can be used by a consultant to insert a grommet in an ear in five minutes. This replaces the traditional treatment for glue ear and recurrent ear infections in children which involves a half-hour long operation under anaesthetic, says company CEO and co-founder Olive O’Driscoll.

She says one of the key selling points for this new technology is it is safer and reduces the cost of grommet insertion.

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