Title :
An Eight Channel Scala Tympani Electrode for Auditory Prostheses
Author :
Hochmair-Desoyer, Ingeborg J. ; Hochmair, Erwin S.
Author_Institution :
Institut fuer Allegmeine Elektrotechnik, Technical University of Vienna
Abstract :
An eight channel stimulation electrode has been developed which can be inserted into the human scala tympani via the round window. This electrode is part of a neuroprosthesis aiming at the restoration of some hearing in cases of sensorineural deafness by electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve.
Keywords :
Acoustic pulses; Auditory system; Contacts; Deafness; Electrical stimulation; Electrodes; Frequency; Humans; Prosthetics; Wires; Cochlea; Cochlear Implants; Electric Stimulation; Electrodes, Implanted; Humans; Iridium; Platinum; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Prosthesis Design; Scala Tympani; Silicone Elastomers;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1980.326691
