Implanted hearing prosthesis
US6355064B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/0541
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An auditive prosthesis, including a cochlear implantable electrode-set applied on a carrier. The electrode-set provides electrical currents for stimulating auditory nerves in the modiolus. The electrode-set having a first series of electrode-poles arranged beside each other and at a predetermined distance of each other along a first longitudinal side of the carrier. Each of the electrode-poles of the first set are individually connected with a signal-generator. The signal-generator is a second electrode-pole connected with a signal-generator. The second electrode-pole is arranged along a second longitudinal side of the carrier and extending over substantially the same distance as the first electrode-poles. The signal-generator is provided for generating signals between selected electrode-poles, electrical field-lines with radial and/or longitudinal components.
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