Cochlear Limited

University of Las Palmas De Gran Canaria

Koen Erik Van Den Heuvel

Werner Meskens

Martin Evert Gustaf Hillbratt

Tony M Nygard

Angel Ramos De Miguel

Rishubh Verma

Angel Manuel Ramos Macias

Tobias Good

Marcus Andersson

Jan Vermeiren

Henrik Fyrlund

Tom Meeusen

Antonin Rambault

Stijn Eeckhoudt

Mattheus Johannes Petrus Killian

Stefan Magnander

Goran BJÖRN

Erika Baelen

Peter Van Gerwen

Erika Van Baelen

Adam Schindhelm

Christopher J Long

An apparatus is provided which includes a biocompatible housing configured to be implanted within a recipient. The housing includes a unitary wall including a first wall portion and a second wall portion surrounding a perimeter of the first wall portion. The first wall portion is sufficiently flexible to transmit vibrations between an outer region outside the housing and an inner region within the housing.

Implantable transducer with integrated diaphragm

A vestibular stimulation prosthesis can restore vestibular function in recipients having vestibular deficiency. In an example, a body is appended onto or within the recipient's ossicular chain such that the body directly interfaces with an oval window of an inner ear of the recipient. Electrical stimulation is provided using one or more electrodes of the body to stimulate the vestibular system and thereby restore vestibular functioning. In an example, a stimulator device connected to the body via a lead is also implanted. The stimulator device can have a small and convenient form factor. In some instances, the stimulator device is a stand-alone device that is configured to provide stimulation to the recipient's vestibular system without respect to signals received from devices external to the recipient. In some implementations, the stimulator device is a component of a sensory prosthesis (e.g., a cochlear implant or bionic eye) or another medical device.

Vestibular stimulation prosthesis

An assembly is provided which includes a package and a printed circuit board. The package includes a housing bounding a region and an acoustic sensor within the region. The housing includes a base with a first hole. The sensor is configured to generate signals indicative of sound received by the sensor through the first hole. The printed circuit board is in mechanical communication with the base and includes a second hole aligned with the first hole such that sound received by the second hole propagates through the first hole to the sensor. The printed circuit board further includes an electrically conductive layer, at least a portion of which extends across the second hole and is configured to allow the sound to propagate through the second hole and to at least partially shield the region containing the sensor from electromagnetic interference.

Electromagnetic interference shielding of MEMS microphone via printed circuit board

Certain medical devices, such as auditory prostheses, have an implantable portion and an external portion. The implantable portion and external portion each include a transmission/receiver coil that communicates signals between the two portions. The implanted coil is implanted about the ear canal while the external coil is disposed about the pinna or in the ear canal itself. The proximity of the two coils allows for signal transmission between the implantable and external portions.

External and implantable coils for auditory prostheses

Operational modes or settings of a totally implantable cochlear implant can be adjusted or changed based on movement of an external element. Sensors in the totally implantable cochlear implant detect one of several positions of the external element as that element is moved near the implant. Depending on the position detected, one of a plurality of operational modes or settings can be selected.

Implanted auditory prosthesis control by component movement

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Macquarie University, Australia

Koen Erik Van Den Heuvel