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Expandable totally-implantable cochlear implant system

A technology of expanding units and stimulating electrodes, applied in the field of medical devices, can solve problems such as collision, damage, inconvenience in daily life, and hinder normal social interaction, and achieve the effect of insurance effectiveness and flexible application

Pending Publication Date: 2017-02-01
ZHEJIANG NUROTRON BIOTECH
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[0003] However, the current cochlear implants are all divided into internal implants and external parts, which bring many inconveniences to users: the external parts are prone to collision and damage; daily life is inconvenient, and users cannot exercise vigorously; When swimming, you need to remove the external parts, but you can only return to the silent world; appearance and psychological pressure hinder normal social interaction

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[0018] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0019] see Figure 1-Figure 2 , which is an overall block diagram and a detailed structural diagram of an expandable cochlear implant system, including a stimulating electrode 10, a stimulating unit 20, a plug-in unit 30, a first extension unit 40, and a second extension unit 50, wherein,

[0020] The stimulating electrode 10 includes 16-24 contact electrodes and an electrode wire connected to each contact electrode;

[0021] The stimulation unit 20 is respectively connected to the stimulation electrode 10, the plug-in unit 30, the first extension unit 40 and the second extension unit 50, and outputs the stimulation signal to the stimulation electrode 10, and the stimulation electrode 10 directly outputs electrical stimulation;

[0022] The plug-in unit 30 includes a coil socket 301 and a power recovery module 302 connected to the coil soc...

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The present invention discloses an expandable totally-implantable cochlear implant system. The system comprises a stimulation electrode, a stimulation unit, a plugging unit, a first expansion unit and a second expansion unit; the stimulation electrode comprises 16 to 24 contact electrodes and electrode wires connected with each contact electrode; the stimulation unit is connected with the stimulation electrode, the plugging unit, the first expansion unit and the second expansion unit and outputs stimulation signals to the stimulation electrode, so that the stimulation electrode directly outputs electrical stimulus; and the plugging unit includes a coil socket and a power source recovery module connected with the coil socket. According to the expandable totally-implantable cochlear implant system of the invention, a traditional cochlear implant system composed of two parts in vivo and in vitro respectively is improved to a totally-implantable cochlear implant; and when a sensing unit or a charging unit malfunctions, the expandable-totally implantable cochlear implant system can be connected with an in-vitro speech processor so as to continue to work properly, and the effectiveness of the system can be under double protection.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of medical devices, in particular to an expandable cochlear implant system. Background technique [0002] A cochlear implant is an electronic device that converts sound into electrical signals in a certain coded form by an external speech processor, and directly excites the auditory nerve through the electrode system implanted in the body to restore or reconstruct the auditory function of the deaf. There are tens of millions of patients with severe sensorineural deafness in the world, and cochlear implantation is currently the only way to regain hearing. [0003] However, the current cochlear implants are all divided into internal implants and external parts, which bring many inconveniences to users: the external parts are prone to collision and damage; daily life is inconvenient, and users cannot exercise vigorously; When swimming, you need to remove the external parts, but you can only return to the silent world; a...

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IPC IPC(8): A61N1/36A61F11/00A61N1/05A61N1/02
CPCA61N1/02A61N1/0541A61F11/00
Inventor 平利川傅前杰洪峰陈洪斌孙晓安黄穗李亚杰夏斌
Owner ZHEJIANG NUROTRON BIOTECH
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