FR2403084A1 - Hearing aid implant having a shaped silicone rubber body - and opt. having PTFE clad conductor terminals - Google Patents

Hearing aid implant having a shaped silicone rubber body - and opt. having PTFE clad conductor terminals

Info

Publication number
FR2403084A1
FR2403084A1 FR7727850A FR7727850A FR2403084A1 FR 2403084 A1 FR2403084 A1 FR 2403084A1 FR 7727850 A FR7727850 A FR 7727850A FR 7727850 A FR7727850 A FR 7727850A FR 2403084 A1 FR2403084 A1 FR 2403084A1
Authority
FR
France
Prior art keywords
ptfe
silicone rubber
block
opt
hearing aid
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
FR7727850A
Other languages
French (fr)
Inventor
Robert Charachon
Jean De Goer
Marcel Oddes
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Commissariat a lEnergie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives CEA
Original Assignee
Commissariat a lEnergie Atomique CEA
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Commissariat a lEnergie Atomique CEA filed Critical Commissariat a lEnergie Atomique CEA
Priority to FR7727850A priority Critical patent/FR2403084A1/en
Publication of FR2403084A1 publication Critical patent/FR2403084A1/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/02—Details
    • A61N1/04—Electrodes
    • A61N1/05—Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode
    • A61N1/0526—Head electrodes
    • A61N1/0541—Cochlear electrodes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F11/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F11/04—Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense, e.g. through the touch sense

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Psychology (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Physiology (AREA)
  • Neurology (AREA)
  • Cardiology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Electrotherapy Devices (AREA)

Abstract

An implant for transmission of acoustic impulses from an audio electric transducer to the aural nerve comprises a shaped block made of inert flexible material which is an electrical insulator and which incorporates fine conductors to transmit voltage differential to selected pairs of electrodes exposed on the body surface adjacent to the nerve end. Pref. the block is made of silicone rubber and incorporates eight pairs of surface electrodes linked to signal input contacts at the other end of the block. The electrical connectors may be of platinum-iridium (Pt/Ir) with a PTFE coating and mounted in a block of PTFE.
FR7727850A 1977-09-15 1977-09-15 Hearing aid implant having a shaped silicone rubber body - and opt. having PTFE clad conductor terminals Withdrawn FR2403084A1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR7727850A FR2403084A1 (en) 1977-09-15 1977-09-15 Hearing aid implant having a shaped silicone rubber body - and opt. having PTFE clad conductor terminals

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR7727850A FR2403084A1 (en) 1977-09-15 1977-09-15 Hearing aid implant having a shaped silicone rubber body - and opt. having PTFE clad conductor terminals

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
FR2403084A1 true FR2403084A1 (en) 1979-04-13

Family

ID=9195422

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
FR7727850A Withdrawn FR2403084A1 (en) 1977-09-15 1977-09-15 Hearing aid implant having a shaped silicone rubber body - and opt. having PTFE clad conductor terminals

Country Status (1)

Country Link
FR (1) FR2403084A1 (en)

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0007157A2 (en) * 1978-05-04 1980-01-23 The University Of Melbourne Improved electrode array and method of making the same
EP0029245A1 (en) * 1979-11-20 1981-05-27 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Arrangement for supplying or picking up electrical signals
EP0336865A1 (en) * 1988-04-08 1989-10-11 MXM, Société Anonyme Electrodes supporting devices implantable in the cochlea for electrical stimulation of the auditory nerves
EP0360795A1 (en) * 1986-09-26 1990-04-04 Cochlear Pty. Ltd. Electrode assembly for cochlear implant
US4918745A (en) * 1987-10-09 1990-04-17 Storz Instrument Company Multi-channel cochlear implant system
WO1997006760A1 (en) * 1995-08-18 1997-02-27 Pi Medical Corporation Multi-electrode cochlear implant
US5800500A (en) * 1995-08-18 1998-09-01 Pi Medical Corporation Cochlear implant with shape memory material and method for implanting the same

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3449768A (en) * 1966-12-27 1969-06-17 James H Doyle Artificial sense organ
US3752939A (en) * 1972-02-04 1973-08-14 Beckman Instruments Inc Prosthetic device for the deaf

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3449768A (en) * 1966-12-27 1969-06-17 James H Doyle Artificial sense organ
US3752939A (en) * 1972-02-04 1973-08-14 Beckman Instruments Inc Prosthetic device for the deaf

Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0007157A2 (en) * 1978-05-04 1980-01-23 The University Of Melbourne Improved electrode array and method of making the same
EP0007157A3 (en) * 1978-05-04 1980-08-20 The University Of Melbourne Improved electrode array and method of making the same
EP0029245A1 (en) * 1979-11-20 1981-05-27 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Arrangement for supplying or picking up electrical signals
EP0360795A1 (en) * 1986-09-26 1990-04-04 Cochlear Pty. Ltd. Electrode assembly for cochlear implant
EP0360795A4 (en) * 1986-09-26 1992-08-05 Cochlear Pty. Ltd. Electrode assembly for cochlear implant
US4918745A (en) * 1987-10-09 1990-04-17 Storz Instrument Company Multi-channel cochlear implant system
EP0336865A1 (en) * 1988-04-08 1989-10-11 MXM, Société Anonyme Electrodes supporting devices implantable in the cochlea for electrical stimulation of the auditory nerves
FR2629710A1 (en) * 1988-04-08 1989-10-13 Mxm ELECTRODE DEVICES IMPLANTABLES IN THE COCHLEE FOR ELECTRICALLY STIMULATING THE AUDITORY NERVE
AU617164B2 (en) * 1988-04-08 1991-11-21 M.X.M. Electrode carrier device able to be installed in the cochlea in order to electrically stimulate the nervus acusticus
WO1997006760A1 (en) * 1995-08-18 1997-02-27 Pi Medical Corporation Multi-electrode cochlear implant
US5800500A (en) * 1995-08-18 1998-09-01 Pi Medical Corporation Cochlear implant with shape memory material and method for implanting the same

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
BR8104084A (en) ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR FLAT CABLE, ISOLATED; METHOD OF FORMING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN CONDUCTORS OF A CABLE; AND ELECTRIC CONNECTOR
DE2964280D1 (en) Method of terminating flat multi-conductor electrical cable and connector therefor
AU591690B2 (en) An external ear canal electrode to be placed proximate the tympanic membrane and method of stimulating/recording utilizing external ear canal electrode placed proximate the tympanic membrane
AU537088B2 (en) Electrical connector method of gang terminating electrical conductors + apparatus
ES1031853U (en) Flashlight
AU1014688A (en) Shielded flat cable connector
AU1038388A (en) Latching apparatus for an electrical connector
AU581141B2 (en) Electrical connector
DE3885076T2 (en) Device and method to support addiction treatment.
JPS6470042A (en) Transmission device for nerve signal and method for manufacture of the same
KR100408176B1 (en) Low Cross Talk and Impedance Controlled Electrical Connector and Electrical Cable Assembly
ES475708A1 (en) Terminated flat flexible cable assembly.
DE68927249T2 (en) CONNECTOR SYSTEM FOR SEVERAL ELECTRICAL LADDERS
DE69628686D1 (en) Device for controlling the impedance of electrical contacts
ES524009A0 (en) A METHOD OF TERMINATING A FLAT FLEXIBLE CABLE CONDUCTOR IN AN ELECTRICAL TERMINAL.
ES8801760A1 (en) Method and device for communicating information representing sound waves to the deaf.
ES470707A1 (en) Electrical connector with strain relief cover for flat flexible cable.
FR2403084A1 (en) Hearing aid implant having a shaped silicone rubber body - and opt. having PTFE clad conductor terminals
AU7975587A (en) Transmission cable connector having a contoured shell
AU540513B2 (en) Silicone rubber covered electrical conductor
ES477342A1 (en) Electrical connector for establishing connections between a flat flexible cable and a further connector.
AU6604886A (en) Connector for interconnecting cable to a printed circuit board
AU2001270649A1 (en) Conductor
SE9503048D0 (en) Cable termination
AU5278186A (en) Elastomeric electro-conductive device

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
ST Notification of lapse