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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2021
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford, CA (US);
Jay Dhuldhoya, Oakland, CA (US);
Francis Wong, Oakland, CA (US);
Peter Luke Santa Maria, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Ina Bianca Yu, Little Rock, AR (US);
David Hindin, Mountain View, CA (US);
Saniya Ali, Sugar Land, TX (US);
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford, CA (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for extracochlear stimulation are described herein. Such devices and methods may be configured for improving hearing in a subject in need thereof in any frequency range. In some embodiments, high frequency ranges are particularly targeted by the energy delivery elements provided herein. Low frequency ranges may be amplified by an acoustic amplifier, in various embodiments. Further, an external surface of the cochlea may be minimally prepared or altered prior to or during electrode placement on the cochlear surface. Such minimal preparation may include: disrupting mucosa on the external surface of the cochlea, applying an acid to the external surface of the cochlea, or applying a tissue growth factor to the external surface of the cochlea.