Tucson-based startup SafKan Health this week announced FDA clearance for its automated ear-cleaning device, OtoSet.
Developed to clean impacted earways, OtoSet has irrigation and microsuction technology built into an automated and wearable device. 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 is also the leading cause of conductive hearing loss, according to a Harvard University report.
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