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IMPLANT COCHLEAIRE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthoses
  • Hearing
DEF

An electrode, usually a multichannel electrode, implanted into the inner ear, less often into the middle ear, in an attempt to restore a modicum of hearing to someone deafened as the result of the total loss of cochlear function.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthèses
  • Ouïe
DEF

Aide à l'audition qui se compose d'un mini-récepteur placé dans la boîte crânienne, d'un émetteur et d'un capteur externe.

OBS

La société Bertin a mis au point, sous le nom de Minimac et Monomac, des implants cochléaires constituant des micro-récepteurs radio intra-auriculaires, reliés par liaison HF avec un boîtier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ortesis
  • Oído
DEF

Aparato electrónico implantado bajo la piel con electrodos en el oído medio, en el promontorio o la ventana coclear o en el oído interno en la cóclea, para crear la sensación del sonido en personas con sordera sensitiva total.

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