Cochlear ear implant with accessories, United Kingdom, 1999

‘Clarion’ implant hearing aid system ‘Clarion’ implant hearing aid system Cochlear ear implant with accessories, United Kingdom, 1999

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‘Clarion’ implant hearing aid system
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‘Clarion’ implant hearing aid system
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

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‘Clarion’ implant hearing aid system, including cochlear implant with stimulator/ receiver and connected electrode array, ear mounted speech processor with head-mounted transmitter, speech/ sound-processor receiver, and speech/ sound processor unit with removable clothes mount, by Advanced Bionics, Sylmar, California, USA, 1999.

The only way to regain some hearing for many people who are severely or almost completely deaf is a cochlear implant. This surgically implanted electronic device picks up sound using an external microphone. Cochlear implants electrically stimulate the auditory nerve, bypassing the inner ear. They consist of three parts: the internal component implanted in the ear, the headpiece worn behind the ear, and the external speech processor usually worn attached to a belt. Some people in the deaf community argue cochlear implants ‘normalise’ people with hearing loss. This example was developed by Advanced Bionics UK Limited.

Details

Category:
Audiology
Object Number:
2000-1160
Materials:
plastic, metal, copper covered electrical wiring, painted metal, magnet and lithium ion battery
type:
cochlear implant
credit:
Advanced Bionics UK Limited

Parts

Cochlear implant with stimulator/ receiver and electrode array

Cochlear implant with stimulator/ receiver and electrode array

Cochlear implant, ‘Clarion’, with stimulator/ receiver and connected electrode array, by Advanced Bionics, Sylmar, California, USA, 1999

Measurements:
overall: 5 mm x 120 mm x 25 mm, .2 kg
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) , metal (unknown) and electrical components
Object Number:
2000-1160/1
type:
implant and ear
Speech/ sound-processor receiver for cochlear implant

Speech/ sound-processor receiver for cochlear implant

Speech/ sound-processor receiver, by Advanced Bionics, Sylmar, California, USA, 1999

Measurements:
overall: 5 mm x 700 mm x 22 mm, .02 kg
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) , metal (unknown) and electrical components
Object Number:
2000-1160/3
type:
ear
'Clarion' speech/ sound processor unit for cochlear implant

'Clarion' speech/ sound processor unit for cochlear implant

‘Clarion’, speech/ sound processor unit with removable clothes mount, by Advanced Bionics, Sylmar, California, USA, 1999.

Measurements:
overall: 35 mm x 76 mm x 82 mm, .16 kg
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) , metal (unknown) and electrical components
Object Number:
2000-1160/4
type:
ear