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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruno Frachet, Montmorency, FR;
Michel-Yves David, Paris, FR;
Assignees:
Assistance Publique, Paris, FR;
Audit S.A., Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 10 ; 128642 ; 128784 ; 1284205 ; 1284206 ;
Abstract
A prosthesis permits both an acoustic stimulation and an electrical stimulation of the inner ear and include an interposition element, one end of which is provided with a device for attachment to a downwardly extending branch of the anvil. The other end of the element is adapted to be applied on the oval window of the ear and has a conductive end surface constituting an electrode which is connected by a conductor covered with a biocompatible insulating covering to a source of electrical stimulation.