Implantable device for treatment of tinnitus
US6251062A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R17/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An implantable device for treatment of tinnitus is provided comprising an electronic signal generation unit and a power source for supplying power. A hermetically gas-tight, biocompatible and implantable electroacoustic transducer is also provided as the sound-delivering output transducer which, after an at least partial mastoidectomy, can be positioned in the mastoid cavity such that the sound emitted from the electroacoustic transducer travels from the mastoid to the tympanic cavity via the natural passage of the aditus ad antrum.
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