The optimal magnetic force for a novel actuator coupled to the tympanic membrane: A finite element analysis

Biomedical Engineering - Applications, Basis and Communications

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 171-177

  Lee, Chia Fone ^a,b,c   Chen, Jyh Horng ^a   Chou, Yuan Fang ^a   Liu, Tien Chen ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MAGNETIC ACTUATORS; MAGNETIC DEVICES; TRANSDUCERS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

AMPLITUDE CHARACTERISTICS; BIO-MECHANICAL MODELS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCES; ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSDUCER; ELECTROMAGNETIC VIBRATIONS; FREQUENCY BAND WIDTH; FREQUENCY-RESPONSE CURVES; HIGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER MODEL; DEVICE; EARDRUM; ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEARING LOSS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALLEUS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; SOUND PRESSURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSDUCER; VIBRATION;

EID: 46349091925     PISSN: 10162372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4015/S1016237207000227     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Kim HH, Barrs DM, Hearing aids: A review of what's new, Otolaryng Head Neck 134:1043-1050, 2006.
2. Perkins R, Earlens tympanic contact transducer: A new method of sound transduction to the human ear, Otolaryng Head and Neck 114:720-728, 1996.
3. Httenbrink KB, Current status and critical reflections on implantable hearing aids. Otol and Neurotol 20:409-415, 1999.
4. Lee CF, Chen PR, Lee WJ et al., Three-dimensional reconstruction and modeling of middle ear biomechanics by high-resolution computed tomography and finite element analysis. Laryngoscope 116:711-716, 2006.
5. Lee CF, Hsu LP, Chen PR et al., Biomechanical modeling and design optimization of cartilage myringoplasty using finite element analysis. Audiol Neuro-otol 11:380-388, 2006.
6. Lee CF, Chen JH, Chou YF et al., The optimal graft thickness for different size of tympanic membrane perforation in cartilage myringoplasty: A finite element analysis. Laryngoscope, 2007 (in press).
7. Nishihara S, Goode RL, Measurement of tympanic membrane vibration in 99 human ears, in Hüttenbrink KB (ed.), Middle ear mechanics in research and otosurgery, Dresden, Germany: Dresden University of Technology, pp. 91-93, 1996.
8. Huber A, Ball G, Asai M, The vibration pattern of the tympanic membrane after placement of a total ossicular replacement prosthesis, in Proceeding of the International Workshop on Middle Ear Mechanics in Research and Otosurgery, Dresden, Germany, pp. 219-222, 1997.
9. Gan RZ, Sun Q, Robert Jr KD et al., Three-dimensional modeling of middle ear biomechanics and its application. Otol Neurotol 23:271-280, 2002.
10. Park S, Lee KC, Cho JH, Lee SH, Electromagnetic vibration transducer using polyimide elastic body for implantable middle ear hearing aid. Sensors & Actuators A 97-98:201-207, 2002.