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Apparatus and method for combined acoustic mechanical and electrical auditory stimulation

  • US 6,231,604 B1
  • Filed: 02/26/1999
  • Issued: 05/15/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A hearing prosthesis for a user in an acoustic environment having a range of audio frequencies, the prosthesis comprising:

  • a microphone that converts the sounds of the acoustic environment into a representative electrical signal output;

    an electrical stimulation module responsive to the representative electrical signal that delivers to the auditory nerve of the user an electrical stimulation signal representative of a first subrange of frequencies in the range of audio frequencies in the acoustic environment; and

    an acoustic mechanical stimulation module responsive to the representative electrical signal that delivers to the inner ear structure of the user a mechanical stimulation signal representative of a second subrange of frequencies in the range of audio frequencies in the acoustic environment.

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