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Totally implantable cochlear implant for improvement of partial and total sensorineural hearing loss

  • US 6,161,046 A
  • Filed: 02/01/1999
  • Issued: 12/12/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A totally implantable cochlear implant hearing device which is insensitive to MRI interference for improvement of hearing loss comprising:

  • a first coil assembly adapted to be mounted on the ossicular chain of a middle ear;

    a second coil assembly;

    means for mounting said second coil assembly a predetermined distance from said first coil assembly in a contactless manner;

    means adapted to be mounted in the middle ear and mastoid cavity for transforming acoustic signal into electrical signals; and

    an electrical assembly located on said mounting means for receiving a said electrical signals from said translating means and sending them to said second coil to actuate same in response thereto.

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