Interesting research is coming out of the University of Dundee in Scotland:
Researchers at the University of Dundee have developed new technology which could revolutionise the treatment of middle ear problems.
A team led by Professor Eric Abel have created the SMARTFIT system, a radically new approach to the design of ossicular replacement prostheses (the tiny bones in the ear), which aims to be the first commercial product to give a genuine replication of the physiological function of the middle ear.
According to Scotsman.com, the new prosthesis will be a “complex spring mechanism like the human ear” that can accomodate changes in pressure, unlike the rigid devices used today.
The press release…
More at Scotsman.com…