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Advanced Bionics Receives Exclusive License to Two US Electrocochleography Patents
31 July 2017 - - US-based Advanced Bionics (AB) has received exclusive license to two US patents covering intracochlear electrocochleography, the company said.
The patents address measurement methods and apparatuses for using a cochlear implant electrode to create electrocochleography assessments during or after cochlear implant surgery.
The techniques were invented by Craig Buchman, Professor and chair of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Washington University of Medicine in St. Louis, and Oliver Adunka, Professor and Division director of Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck at The Ohio State University.
"This feature will have a significant impact on cochlear implantation because it has the potential to assess the details of electrode location, the neural substrate of the cochlea, and the level of intracochlear damage in a real time fashion; and it applies to traditional cochlear implant candidates as well as to patients with residual hearing," says Adunka.
"Electrocochleography will be beneficial for cochlear implant surgery training and technique optimization because it provides immediate feedback about the state of the cochlea after surgery," says Buchman.
Advanced Bionics is developing hearing solutions for individuals with severe-to-profound hearing loss, who no longer benefit from hearing aids. AB offers the HiResolution Bionic Ear System designed to help recipients hear in noisy settings and enjoy the full dimensions of music and tonal languages.
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