Road to Market for Fully Implantable Cochlear Implant: Phase 1

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2022-2-02

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Külah, Haluk

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To repair hearing in people with severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss, cochlear implants (CIs) are used to bypass the damaged hair cells in the ear and directly stimulate the auditory nerve by means of a cochlear electrode. In use for more than 40 years, the technology behind CIs is being improved. The EU-funded OPERA project will develop the first fully implantable, low-power, energy-harvesting (self-powered), next-generation CI mimicking the natural hearing mechanism of the ear. The aim is to give the user a more natural and clear sound. The battery charging method used is the most important feature. It harvests energy through the vibration generated by sound waves, fed by a simple earplug connected to a tone generator.

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medical and health sciences, medical biotechnology, implants

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https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/957561
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/113392

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Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Project and Design