New developments in bone-conduction hearing implants: a review

S Reinfeldt, B Håkansson, H Taghavi… - Medical Devices …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The different kinds of bone-conduction devices (BCDs) available for hearing rehabilitation
are growing. In this paper, all BCDs currently available or in clinical trials will be described in …

The bone conduction implant–a review and 1-year follow-up

B Håkansson, S Reinfeldt, AC Persson… - … Journal of Audiology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate its safety and effectiveness of the bone
conduction implant (BCI) having an implanted transducer and to review similar bone …

The Bonebridge: preclinical evaluation of a new transcutaneously-activated bone anchored hearing device

AM Huber, JH Sim, YZ Xie, M Chatzimichalis, O Ullrich… - Hearing research, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To assess the functional performance of the Bonebridge (BB, MED-EL), a
newly-designed transcutaneous bone conduction implant that allows the skin to remain …

The bone conduction implant: Clinical results of the first six patients

S Reinfeldt, B Håkansson, H Taghavi… - … Journal of Audiology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To investigate audiological and quality of life outcomes for a new active
transcutaneous device, called the bone conduction implant (BCI), where the transducer is …

Bone conduction hearing sensitivity in normal-hearing subjects: transcutaneous stimulation at BAHA vs BCI position

S Reinfeldt, B Håkansson, H Taghavi… - … journal of Audiology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Bone conduction (BC) stimulation closer to the cochlea has previously been
shown to give higher cochlear promontory acceleration measured by laser Doppler …

The bone conduction implant—first implantation, surgical and audiologic aspects

M Eeg-Olofsson, B Håkansson, S Reinfeldt… - Otology & …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective To report on preoperative assessment, surgery, and audiologic outcome of the first
patient implanted with the bone conduction implant (BCI). Background The BCI is a bone …

Active transcutaneous bone conduction implant: audiological results in paediatric patients with bilateral microtia associated with external auditory canal atresia

S Bravo-Torres, C Der-Mussa… - International journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To describe, in terms of functional gain and word recognition, the audiological
results of patients under 18 years of age implanted with the active bone conduction implant …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term follow-up and review of the Bone Conduction Implant

S Reinfeldt, M Eeg-Olofsson, KJF Jansson… - Hearing Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Active transcutaneous bone conduction devices are a type of bone conduction device
developed to keep the skin intact and provide direct bone conduction stimulation. The Bone …

Technical design of a new bone conduction implant (BCI) system

H Taghavi, B Håkansson, S Reinfeldt… - … journal of audiology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The objective of this study is to describe the technical design and verify the
technical performance of a new bone conduction implant (BCI) system. Design: The BCI …

Analysis and design of RF power and data link using amplitude modulation of class-E for a novel bone conduction implant

H Taghavi, B Hkansson… - IEEE transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents analysis and design of a radio frequency power and data link for a
novel Bone Conduction Implant (BCI) system. Patients with conductive and mixed hearing …