O-RAY PHARMA — Department of Health and Human Services SBIR Phase I: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Otitis media (infection of the middle ear space) is o
O-RAY PHARMA — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Health and Human Services.
- Amount
- $159,277
- Agency
- Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Solicitation
- PA14-071
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- —
Description
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Otitis media (infection of the middle ear space) is one of the most common diseases of childhood. Myringotomy with tympanostomy tube (TT) insertion is the most common operation performed on children in the United States. Otorrhea is the most common complication following tube insertion and can occur in up to 17% of ears receiving TT and is often associated with active infection. Current treatments involve the administration of antibiotic or antibiotic/steroid drops twicea day for 14 days. Though this decreases the incidence of infection, there are issues with patient compliance and temporary conductive hearing loss in the children. An enhanced treatment option would improve treatment efficacy, increase patient compliance, and eliminate the temporary hearing loss. This Phase I SBIR proposal involves the fabrication of therapeutic treatments for otitis media associated with tympanostomy tubes in children. The specific aims of this proposal present a roadmap towards the