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Patent
1996-01-29
1998-10-13
Millin, Vincent
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
604158, A61B 504
Patent
active
058205888
ABSTRACT:
A method for passing information between the auditory cortex of a patient and a speech processor or other information processing device or stimulating device. The method utilizes a wireless neural prosthetic device with a plurality of electrical contacts and involves arranging the prosthetic device in the auditory cortex of a patient. The method further involves arranging each of the plurality of electrical contacts such that they may independently output electrical discharges in accordance with the processed electrical signals. The plurality of electrical contacts may be arranged to approximately tonotopically match the auditory cortex.
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Millin Vincent
The University of Iowa Research Foundation
Wieland Robert N.
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