NDLI: Design of a Semi-Implantable Hearing Device for Direct Acoustic Cochlear Stimulation

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Bernhard, H. Stieger, C. Perriard, Y.
Copyright Year	1964
Abstract	A new hearing therapy based on direct acoustic cochlear stimulation was developed for the treatment of severe to profound mixed hearing loss. The device efficacy was validated in an initial clinical trial with four patients. This semi-implantable investigational device consists of an externally worn audio processor, a percutaneous connector, and an implantable microactuator. The actuator is placed in the mastoid bone, right behind the external auditory canal. It generates vibrations that are directly coupled to the inner ear fluids and that, therefore, bypass the external and the middle ear. The system is able to provide an equivalent sound pressure level of 125 dB over the frequency range between 125 and 8000 Hz. The hermetically sealed actuator is designed to provide maximal output power by keeping its dimensions small enough to enable implantation. A network model is used to simulate the dynamic characteristics of the actuator to adjust its transfer function to the characteristics of the middle ear. The geometry of the different actuator components is optimized using finite-element modeling.
Sponsorship	IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Page Count	9
File Size	1241010
Starting Page	420
Ending Page	428
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00189294
Volume Number	58
Issue Number	2
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2011-02-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Actuators Ear Auditory system Magnetic flux Soft magnetic materials Springs Coils mixed hearing loss Actuator design balanced armature actuator hearing implant middle ear transfer function
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Biomedical Engineering

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