Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Light application
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-14
2010-11-16
Johnson, III, Henry M (Department: 3769)
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Light application
C607S089000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07833257
ABSTRACT:
A cochlear implant placed in a cochlea of a living subject for stimulating the auditory system of the living subject, where the auditory system comprises auditory neurons. In one embodiment, the cochlear implant includes a plurality of light sources, {Li}, placeable distal to the cochlea, each light source, L1, being operable independently and adapted for generating an optical energy, Ei, wherein i=1, . . . , N, and N is the number of the light sources, and delivering means placeable in the cochlea and optically coupled to the plurality of light sources, {Li}, such that in operation, the optical energies {Ei} generated by the plurality of light sources {Li} are delivered to target sites, {Gi}, of auditory neurons, respectively, wherein the target sites G1and GNof auditory neurons are substantially proximate to the apical end and the basal end of the cochlea, respectively.
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Izzo Agnella
Jansen E. Duco
Richter Claus-Peter
Walsh, Jr. Joseph I.
Johnson, III Henry M
Lipitz Jeffrey B
Morris Manning & Martin LLP
Northwestern University
Tingkang Xia Tim
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