Abstract
A prosthesis including a device configured to deliver a therapeutic substance from outside a cochlea to inside the cochlea and configured to evoke a mechanically based hearing percept. In an exemplary embodiment, the device is configured to drive fluid into and out of the cochlea, thereby evoking a hearing percept.
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What is claimed is:
A prosthesis including a device configured to deliver a therapeutic substance from outside a cochlea to inside the cochlea and configured to evoke a mechanically based hearing percept. In an exemplary embodiment, the device is configured to drive fluid into and out of the cochlea, thereby evoking a hearing percept.
Timeline
Filed
03/05/2026Published
07/09/2026Granted
Not AvailableIPC Codes(2)
A61M 31/00:Devices for introducing or retaining media, e.g. remedies, in cavities of the body (takes precedence A61M 25/00)
H04R 25/00:Electric hearing aids