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Eye-mounted hearing aid

  • US 10,419,860 B2
  • Filed: 05/10/2017
  • Issued: 09/17/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for stimulating the cornea, the system comprising:

  • an eye lens;

    a microphone positioned on the eye lens and configured to receive an auditory signal;

    a plurality of piezo elements positioned upon the eye lens, each of the plurality of piezo elements comprising a piezoelectric structure that vibrates at a different resonant frequency;

    a microcontroller in electrical communication with the plurality of piezo elements, the microcontroller configured to;

    identify a frequency in the auditory signal;

    determine a resonant frequency associated with the frequency; and

    selectively activate one of the plurality of piezo elements based on the resonant frequency; and

    a power supply in electrical communication with the plurality of piezo elements.

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