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ArticleCommunications engineering2024

A full-custom fully implantable cochlear implant system validated in vivo with an animal model.

Hasan Uluşan, M Berat Yüksel, Özlem Topçu, H Andaç Yiğit, Akın M Yılmaz, Mert Doğan, Nagihan Gülhan Yasar, İbrahim Kuyumcu, Aykan Batu, Nebil Göksu and 2 more

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Article in Communications engineering, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Hasan Uluşan *Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8788-8863
M Berat Yüksel *Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
Özlem TopçuDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
H Andaç YiğitDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
Akın M YılmazDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
Mert DoğanDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-5617-8372
Nagihan Gülhan YasarDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1207-3584
İbrahim KuyumcuDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
Aykan BatuMETU-MEMS Research and Applications Center, Ankara, Turkey.
Nebil GöksuDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
M Birol UğurDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
Haluk KülahDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. kulah@metu.edu.tr.

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Abstract

Realizations of fully implantable cochlear implants (FICIs) for providing adequate solution to esthetic concerns and frequent battery replacement have lacked of addressing system level criteria as a complete device. Here, we present a full-custom FICI that considers design of both an implantable sensor for wide range sound sensing and a signal conditioning circuit for electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve. The microelectromechanical system (MEMS)-based acoustic sensor utilizes multiple cantilever beam structures to sense and filter the mechanical vibrations on the ossicular chain. The area optimized bilayer design of the piezoelectric sensor met with the volume limitation in the middle ear while achieving high signal-to-noise-ratio. The sensor outputs are processed by a current mode low-power signal conditioning circuit that stimulates the auditory neurons through intracochlear electrodes. The FICI is validated with an in vivo model where the electrical auditory brainstem response (eABR) of the animal was observed while applying sound excitation. The eABR results demonstrate that the system is able to evoke responses in the auditory nerves of a guinea pig for sound range of 45-100 dB SPL within the selected frequency bands.

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PMCPMC11401833

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