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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
May. 04, 2007
Applicants:
Charles C. Della Santina, Towson, MD (US);
Michael A. Faltys, Northridge, CA (US);
Inventors:
Charles C. Della Santina, Towson, MD (US);
Michael A. Faltys, Northridge, CA (US);
Assignees:
John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (US);
Advanced Bionics, LLC, Valencia, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for treating patients affected both by hearing loss and by balance disorders related to vestibular hypofunction and/or malfunction, which includes sensors of sound and head movement, processing circuitry, a power source, and an implantable electrical stimulator capable of stimulating areas of the cochlea and areas of the vestibular system.