Evaluation of an implantable piezoelectric floating mass transducer for sensorineural hearing loss

Mechatronics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 965-971

  Hong, Eung Pyo ^a   Park, Il Yong ^b   Seong, Ki Woong ^c   Cho, Jin Ho ^c  

^a Korea Orthopedics Rehabilitation Engineering Center   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Implantable middle ear hearing device; Piezoelectric floating mass transducer

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION; EXTERNAL ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FLOATING MASS TRANSDUCERS; HEARING DEVICES; IMPLANTABLE MIDDLE EAR; SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS; SOUND STIMULATION; VIBRATION DISPLACEMENTS;

HEARING AIDS;

EID: 68449089228     PISSN: 09574158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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