Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Ear or nose prosthesis
Patent
1994-11-01
1998-09-01
Clarke, Robert A.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Ear or nose prosthesis
623 66, A61F 218
Patent
active
058005358
ABSTRACT:
A wireless neural prosthetic device for a primary auditory cortex of a patient includes either a speech processor or a stimulating device for receiving and processing information and a wireless electrode arranged in the primary auditory cortex having a plurality of electrical contacts. The electrode can be arranged in the patient's primary auditory cortex and each of the plurality of electrical contacts independently outputs electrical discharges in accordance with the processed electrical signals. The plurality of electrical contacts can be arranged to approximately tonotopically match the primary auditory cortex.
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Clarke Robert A.
The University of Iowa Research Foundation
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