公开(公告)号：US09630007B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-25

申请号：US14355213

申请日：2011-12-02

申请人： Haluk Kulah ,  Nebil Goksu ,  Levent Beker

发明人： Haluk Kulah ,  Nebil Goksu ,  Levent Beker

IPC分类号： A61N1/36 ,  A61N1/378 ,  H01L41/113 ,  H02N2/18 ,  H04R25/00 ,  H04R17/00

CPC分类号： A61N1/36032 ,  A61N1/36036 ,  A61N1/3785 ,  H01L41/1136 ,  H02N2/188 ,  H04R17/00 ,  H04R25/606

摘要： The invention is related to a totally implantable cochlear implant having a transducer which is a piezoelectric vibration energy harvester to be mounted on the ossicular chain or the tympanic membrane to detect the frequency of oscillations and generate the required voltage to stimulate the relevant auditory nerves. The invention enables patients' continuous access to sound, since it eliminates the outside components of conventional cochlear implants. The invention also eliminates the problem of battery need, since the transducer generates voltage required to stimulate auditory nerves from the vibrations of ossicular chain. The transducer is fabricated using Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) fabrication techniques. The invention incorporates of two main parts, a transducer acting both as a frequency detector and an energy harvester, and electrodes to stimulate the auditory nerve inside the cochlea.

公开(公告)号：US20140303688A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-09

申请号：US14355213

申请日：2011-12-02

申请人： Haluk Kulah ,  Nebil Goksu ,  Levent Beker

发明人： Haluk Kulah ,  Nebil Goksu ,  Levent Beker

IPC分类号： A61N1/36

CPC分类号： A61N1/36032 ,  A61N1/36036 ,  A61N1/3785 ,  H01L41/1136 ,  H02N2/188 ,  H04R17/00 ,  H04R25/606

摘要： The invention is related to a totally implantable cochlear implant having a transducer which is a piezoelectric vibration energy harvester to be mounted on the ossicular chain or the tympanic membrane to detect the frequency of oscillations and generate the required voltage to stimulate the relevant auditory nerves. The invention enables patients' continuous access to sound, since it eliminates the outside components of conventional cochlear implants. The invention also eliminates the problem of battery need, since the transducer generates voltage required to stimulate auditory nerves from the vibrations of ossicular chain. The transducer is fabricated using Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) fabrication techniques. The invention incorporates of two main parts, a transducer acting both as a frequency detector and an energy harvester, and electrodes to stimulate the auditory nerve inside the cochlea.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种具有换能器的完全植入式耳蜗植入物，该换能器是要安装在听核链或鼓膜上的压电振动能量收集器，以检测振荡的频率并产生所需的电压以刺激相关的听觉神经。 本发明使患者能够连续地进入声音，因为它消除了常规耳蜗植入物的外部组件。 本发明还消除了电池需求的问题，因为换能器产生从耳状链的振动刺激听觉神经所需的电压。 传感器使用微机电系统（MEMS）制造技术制造。 本发明包括两个主要部分，既作为频率检测器和能量收集器的换能器，以及用于刺激耳蜗内的听觉神经的电极。