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 […]
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These headphones can clean your ears
Tucson-based startup SafKan has developed a pair of headphones that can professionally clean a patient’s ear in just 35 seconds. Winner of Protolabs’ Cool Idea! Award, SafKan is working on meeting customization requirements during the pivotal beta program stage for its device, OtoSet. The headphones have disposable silicone nozzles that spray a warm saline solution against the walls of the ear canal […]