Magnetic Stimulation in Tissue-Stimulating Prostheses

摘要

Presented herein are tissue-stimulating prostheses that deliver magnetic stimulation to a recipient. The magnetic stimulation is delivered to the nerve cells through the use of one or more implantable magnetic stimulation coils, such as stimulation coils and/or extra-cochlear stimulation coils.

主权项

1. A cochlear implant, comprising:
a substantially flexible stimulating assembly configured to be implanted into a recipient's cochlea adjacent to cochlea nerve cells; a plurality of stimulation coils positioned in the stimulating assembly; and a coil drive unit configured to apply drive signals to one or more of the stimulation coils to magnetically stimulate the cochlea nerve cells with the one or more stimulation coils.