A small, hollow cylinder intended to be implanted, by insertion through the tympanic membrane, for ventilation or drainage of the middle ear. Otherwise known as a myringotomy tube, grommet or an aural vent tube, it is made of materials such as polytetrafluoroe
| Company | Devices | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Xomed, Inc. | 348 | 29% |
| Grace Medical, Inc. | 239 | 20% |
| Summit Medical, Inc. | 213 | 18% |
| Gyrus Acmi, Llc | 185 | 16% |
| Invotec International, Inc. | 57 | 5% |
| Jedmed Instrument Company | 43 | 4% |
| Adept Medical Limited | 40 | 3% |
| Exmoor Plastics Limited | 27 | 2% |
| Heinz Kurz Gmbh | 21 | 2% |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 4 | 0% |
| Preceptis Medical, Inc | 4 | 0% |
| Aventamed Designated Activity Company | 2 | 0% |
Company = labeler of record on GUDID. 13 companies in total; top 12 shown. Click headers to sort.
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| Code | Name | Devices |
|---|---|---|
| ETD | TUBE, TYMPANOSTOMY | 828 |
| ETD | Tube, Tympanostomy | 716 |
| KHJ | POLYMER, ENT SYNTHETIC-POLYAMIDE (MESH OR FOIL MATERIAL) | 8 |
| QJA | Tympanostomy tube delivery product with drug | 3 |
| LRC | INSTRUMENT, ENT MANUAL SURGICAL | 1 |
Use these as the dimensions to specify in a tender line.
No closely related category with 50+ devices.
1,184 device records in commercial distribution are listed on the FDA Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID) under the GMDN category "Tympanostomy tube", from 13 companies. The largest labeler is Medtronic Xomed, Inc. with 29% of records.
ETD (TUBE, TYMPANOSTOMY), ETD (Tube, Tympanostomy), KHJ (POLYMER, ENT SYNTHETIC-POLYAMIDE (MESH OR FOIL MATERIAL)), QJA (Tympanostomy tube delivery product with drug)
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