VESTIBULAR NERVE STIMULATION

Patent number:

EP3769810A1; US11351372B2; US2021023370A1

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Presented herein are techniques for electrically stimulating a recipient's vestibular nerve in order to mask vestibular noise signals (vestibular noise) generated by the peripheral vestibular system (e.g., prevent erroneous balance information generated by the peripheral vestibular system from being sent to the brain of the recipient). A vestibular nerve stimulator in accordance with embodiments presented herein includes a plurality of electrodes implanted in an inner ear of a recipient at a location that is adjacent to the otolith organs of the inner ear. The vestibular nerve stimulator is configured to generate one or more continuous pulse trains and to deliver the one or more continuous pulse trains to the inferior branch of the recipient's vestibular nerve.

Countries:
Spain
Regions:
Canary Islands
Centers:
UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA, COCHLEAR LTD
Other entities:
Sectors:
Health
Subsectors:
Medical technology
TRL Level:
TRL 6 – technology demonstrated in relevant environment (industrially relevant environment in the case of key enabling technologies)
BRL Level:
BRL1: Hypothesizing on possible business concept
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Sustainable Development Goal:
SDG03: Good health and well-being
Applications

La ventaja de la presente invención es la técnica para estimular eléctricamente el nervio vestibular de un receptor con el fin de enmascarar las señales de ruido vestibular (ruido vestibular) generadas por el sistema vestibular periférico (p. ej., evitar que la información de equilibrio errónea generada por el sistema vestibular periférico se envíe al cerebro del receptor). Un estimulador del nervio vestibular incluye una pluralidad de electrodos implantados en el oído interno de un receptor en una ubicación que es adyacente a los órganos otolitos del oído interno. El estimulador del nervio vestibular está configurado para generar uno o más trenes de pulsos continuos. En la en ámbito de aplicación comercial va dirigido al sector de la salud.

Comments

La presente invención se encuentra en cotitularidad con COCHLEAR Y UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA.

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