Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0883584

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0883584

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Optical Fibre Touch Sensor for Cochlear Implants. The touch sensor will be part of a cochlear implant, which is surgically implanted to provide a sense of hearing for people who are profoundly or severely deaf. Approximately 100,000 people worldwide have received cochlear implants so far. However, the delicate internal structures of the ear can easily be damaged when the implant is inserted. By helping surgeons to preserve the inner ear, this sensor will help to further improve the hearing ability of future patients. The 'bionic ear' was invented in Australia and this project will help to ensure the continued success of Australia's world leading implant industry.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2008

End Date: 11-02-2012

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $180,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biomedical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Medical Biotechnology | Optical Physics | Optics And Opto-Electronic Physics |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Hearing, vision, speech and their disorders | Medical instrumentation | Surgical methods and procedures

Other Keywords

Biomedical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Hearing, vision, speech and their disorders | Medical Biotechnology | Medical instrumentation | Optical Physics | Optics And Opto-Electronic Physics | Surgical methods and procedures

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