Early UCSF Contributions to the Development of Multiple-Channel Cochlear Implants.

Early UCSF Contributions to the Development of Multiple-Channel Cochlear Implants.
Hear Res. 2015 Jan 2;
Authors: Merzenich MM
Abstract
The early contributions of the UCSF cochlear implant (CI) research team to the development of multiple-channel cochlear implants from about 1971 through the mid-1980s are briefly summarized. Scientists at UCSF conducted fundamental studies related to device safety, the control of patterned electrical stimulation, and the designs of intracochlear electrode arrays, coders, and implanted multiple-channel electrode drivers. They conducted many original studies documenting parameters of hearing with cochlear implants relevant to next-generation CI designs. On these bases, the UCSF team constructed early models of multichannel devices that were progenitors of the Advanced Bionics' Clarion CI.
PMID: 25560478 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Hearing Research - January 2, 2015 Category: Audiology Authors: Merzenich MM Tags: Hear Res Source Type: research