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Patent Inventor Names
Terence Miranda0
Alan Lupin0
Ian Booth0
Peter Berrang0
Date of Patent
May 31, 2011
0Patent Application Number
122367460
Date Filed
September 24, 2008
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent 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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