Patents by Inventor Ngeow Khing Chia

Ngeow Khing Chia has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING A SEAL INTO AN EAR AND A METHOD FOR REPAIRING A TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
    Publication number: 20230157896
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for repair of a region within an ear via a natural orifice, the device comprising a body. The body comprises a first port for visibly identifying the region to be sealed, the region being inside the ear; and a second port through which a seal can be introduced into the ear through the device. The region comprises a perforation of a tympanic membrane of the ear and the device is a speculum. The present invention also relates to method for repairing a perforation in a tympanic membrane using the same device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicants: National University of Singapore, Hadasit Medical Research Services And Development Ltd, Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd
    Inventors: Menachem Gross, Shlomo Magdassi, Yin Chiang Boey, Ngeow Khing Chia