Abstract: A method of fabricating a neurostimulation circuit is disclosed. According to the present invention, individual implantable assembly layers are cut by a laser or by mechanical means, and then stacked together, thereby providing a more efficient manufacturing method for manufacturing high density implantable electrode arrays and cables. In the invention, the separate implantable assembly layers can be melted and conglomerated to form a neurostimulation circuit in which the conductors and terminal pads are encapsulated within a continuous polymer insulating film.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 27, 2007
Publication date:
January 28, 2010
Applicant:
Med El Elektro-Medizinische Gerate Gesellschaft m.b.H
Abstract: The invention comprises a totally implantable hearing prosthesis for hearing impaired persons. An inertial vibrational element is hermetically sealed and implanted in bone between the lateral and superior semicircular canals without breaching the integrity of the canals. The vibrational element is adapted to vibrate the walls of the canals and the fluids contained therein, thereby vibrating contiguous fluids within the cochlea thus stimulating hair cells and creating a hearing percept. The invention can also be adapted to be a tinnitus masking system, and/or used in combination with a cochlear implant hearing system.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 24, 2008
Publication date:
January 29, 2009
Applicant:
MED-EL ELEKTRO-MEDIZINISCHE GERATE GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H.
Inventors:
Peter Berrang, Terence Miranda, Alan Lupin, Ian Booth
Abstract: The invention comprises a totally implantable hearing prosthesis for hearing impaired persons. An inertial vibrational element is hermetically sealed and implanted in bone between the lateral and superior semicircular canals without breaching the integrity of the canals. The vibrational element is adapted to vibrate the walls of the canals and the fluids contained therein, thereby vibrating contiguous fluids within the cochlea thus stimulating hair cells and creating a hearing percept. The invention can also be adapted to be a tinnitus masking system, and/or used in combination with a cochlear implant hearing system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 23, 2003
Date of Patent:
October 28, 2008
Assignee:
Med-El Elektro-Medizinische Gerate Gesellschaft m.b.H.
Inventors:
Peter Berrang, Terence Miranda, Ian Booth