Hybrid implantable cochlear stimulator hearing aid system
CA 2370860 A1 · Owner: Balkany, Thomas J. · Inventors: Balkany, Thomas J.; Mann, Alfred E.; Harrison, William Vanbrooks
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A hybrid cochlear implant hearing aid sytem (10) provides low frequency acoustic energy boost, if needed, and high frequency direct neural stimulation. Tinnitus suppression may also be provided. The neurons responsible for sensing high frequency sounds are located at the basal end of the cochlea. A short basal electrode (52) that extends into the cochlea only at the basal region allows direct stimulation of these neurons by an appropriately-controlled cochlear stimulator (50). The basal electrode array typically has from four to eight electrode contacts (54). The design of the electrode array allows the surgeon to place the array using minimally invasive surgical techniques and …
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- Filed May 12, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 12, 2020.
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