Implantable acoustic sensor
US9126040B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 2, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/42
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable sound pickup system. The system comprises an intracochlear acoustic sensor implantable in a recipient's cochlea comprising: piezoelectric element configured to detect pressure waves in the perilymph of the cochlea when the acoustic sensor is at least partially implanted in the cochlea, and to produce electrical signals corresponding to the detected pressure waves.
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