Spiggle & Theis Medizintechnik GmbH products

The TubaClean® catheter was developed to probe and flush the Eustachian Tube in the course of middle ear surgery. The catheter can be used during various surgical interventions at the middle ear (tympanoplasty I to III or tympanoscopy) to probe the Eustachian Tube via tympanal side for blockages or to flush it with a sterile liquid. Chronic ventilation problems may result in retraction, cholesteatoma, or not-healing eardrum defects. Particularly in children, tympanic effusion, often with a mucous discharge (so-called “glue ear“), may also occur. As many users of balloon dilation have described, such viscous secretion is frequently found within the Tuba Eustachii as well. In analogy, this is referred to using the term “glue tube“.

Vocal fold augmentation has been an established and effective method of treating glottal insufficiency for years. It is a minimally invasive procedure that quickly restores the patients natural voice. Patients themselves favour this procedure because of the body’s high acceptance rate and the benefits of using the patients` own fat. SPIGGLE & THEIS developed VoiceInject® for the successful and patient-friendly treatment of glottal insufficiency.

For decades, the limiting factor of Endoscopic Ear Surgery was one-handed work. The constant change between dissector, suction and forceps made this surgery slow and uncomfortable. Together with Professor Giuseppe Panetti, SPIGGLE & THEIS developed a special product series that combines suction and dissection in one instrument. Thereby, new standards could be set in Endoscopic Ear Surgery.

In otoplasty, middle ear implants serve as replacements for damaged or redundant ossicles. They restore the defect mechanical chain of sound transmission between the tympanum and the stapes footplate.

Ventilation tubes are operated into the ear drum. Ventilation disorders in the middle ear should thus be regulated and the draining of any secretion present from the tympanic cavity made possible. The most important distinguishing feature of the types available is the duration that the tubes can be used for.

The average diameter of the incus is 0.7 mm, but the exact diameter can vary from patient to patient. For this reason an incus fork with 0.7 mm diameter was developed in collaboration with Prof. Serena Preyer, to ascertain the proper size of stapes prostheses. The size of the hook is determined by simply placing the incus fork over the incus.