Real-Time Light-Guided Vocal Fold Injection via the Cricothyroid Membrane in Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis: A Human Pilot Study.

"The corresponding author, Wonjae Cha, is the inventor of the device. Pusan National University and Pusan National University Hospital hold the patents related to the device, as granted by the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KR101699229B1), the Patent Cooperation Treaty (WO2017039193A1), and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (US15/536,419). Pusan National University and Pusan National University Hospital granted Solmedix Ltd., an exclusive license and the right to use. No other potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported."

"This study was supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea grant funded by the Korean government (Ministry of Science and ICT) (No. 2021R1F1A1062700)."

"This clinical study was an investigator-initiated prospective study approved by the Institutional Review Board of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (IRB No. B-2006-621-007). The protocol was registered with the Clinical Research Information Service (CRIS; CRIS No. KCT0006375). It was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and Good Clinical Practice guidelines. Each participant provided written informed consent before the procedure; all participants were assured anonymity."