Bone-conduction hearing implant system vibrator assembly
Definition
An electrically-powered, implantable device that typically consists of a radio-frequency (RF) antenna typically in the form of a coil, decoder, or vibrator coupled to the temporal bone, and a magnet. The antenna and decoder receive radio waves from the system’s external component and convert the signals back to audio frequencies, which are sent to the vibrator for the transmission of vibrations to the bone to activate the auditory pathway. The magnet is intended to couple with the system’s external component for positioning/stabilization of the system.