Surgery: kinesitherapy – Kinesitherapy – Vibrator
Patent
1997-02-28
1998-08-04
Kamm, William E.
Surgery: kinesitherapy
Kinesitherapy
Vibrator
A61H 100
Patent
active
057886563
ABSTRACT:
An electronic stimulation system for treating a patient suffering from a tinnitus disorder in which the patient hears ringing or other sounds originating in the ear. The system includes an electronically actuated probe to which is applied a complex signal in the auditory range to cause the probe to vibrate in accordance with the signal. The probe is placed at a site on the patient in proximity to the cochlea of the inner ear whereby the probe vibrations are transmitted to the cochlea to stimulate this organ and thereby alleviate the tinnitus disorder. In this system, use is made of two adjustable audio-frequency oscillators, one operating in a low frequency range whose upper limit is about 400 Hz, the other operating in a high-frequency whose upper limit is about 1000 Hz. The outputs of these oscillators are combined and amplified to produce the complex signal applied to the probe. The mechanical vibrations transmitted by the probe in accordance with the complex signal must be properly related to the sonic frequencies of the tinnitus sounds being heard by the patient.
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Ebert Michael
Kamm William E.
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