Device and method for implants in ossified cochleas

Details Device and method for implants in ossified cochleas Device and method for implants in ossified cochleas

1997-03-13

1999-07-13

Kamm, William E.

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607 57, 623 10, A61N 104, A61N 105

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ABSTRACT:
A hearing prosthesis for implantation into a subject's ossified cochlea includes a plurality of electrode carriers associated with a single receiver/stimulator, and a plurality of contact member pairs arranged at a predetermined spacing along a fraction of the length of each electrode carrier. Each contact member pair is superficially placed on the carrier and comprises a first contact member diametrically opposed to a second contact member.

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