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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
Inventors:
Assignee:
COCHLEAR LIMITED, Macquarie University, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/606 (2013.01); A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); H04R 2225/67 (2013.01); H04R 2460/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
Wires and coils within an electrode assembly electromagnetically interact and cause mechanical motion of the assembly. This mechanical motion can be used to supplement or replace the electrical stimulation provided by a standard cochlear implant and provides targeted acoustic stimulation to the cochlea.