Totally implantable hearing prosthesis

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2003-07-23

2008-10-28

Marmor, II, Charles A. (Department: 3735)

Surgery

Surgically implanted vibratory hearing aid

Reexamination Certificate

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07442164

ABSTRACT:
The invention comprises a totally implantable hearing prosthesis for hearing impaired persons. An inertial vibrational element is hermetically sealed and implanted in bone between the lateral and superior semicircular canals without breaching the integrity of the canals. The vibrational element is adapted to vibrate the walls of the canals and the fluids contained therein, thereby vibrating contiguous fluids within the cochlea thus stimulating hair cells and creating a hearing percept. The invention can also be adapted to be a tinnitus masking system, and/or used in combination with a cochlear implant hearing system.

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