US Patent Application No: 2012/0253,104

HEARING PROSTHESIS WITH A PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR

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Oct 4, 2012
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Apr 1, 2011
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13/078,402
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A hearing prosthesis including an actuator. The actuator includes a material that deforms in response to an electrical signal and that is adapted to, upon implantation in a recipient, transmit vibrations representative of a sound signal to an organ of the recipient, wherein the material is at least partially exposed to at least one of body tissue and fluid of the recipient.

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Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Andersson, Marcus	-	18	9
Valckaerts, Bart	-	1	0

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