Patent ID: 7618450

Claim:
A combined set comprising a vibration actuator and an implantable device to be used as an artificial fenestra implantable in a bony wall of an inner ear, said device comprising a frame made of a bio-compatible material and provided to be applied at least partially in said bony wall, said frame being provided with a wall part formed by a membrane made of a bio-compatible material and forming a barrier with a perilymph of said inner ear when applied in said bony wall, said membrane being provided to form together with said frame an interface with said inner ear, said interface being provided for energy transfer, in particular mechanical and/or electrical and/or electromagnetic energy, towards said inner ear, said vibration actuator being provided for generating a vibration energy, characterized in that said membrane is electrically dissociated from said vibration actuator and provided for receiving said vibration energy from said vibration actuator, said membrane being further provided for transferring energy from said inner ear, characterized in that said device is provided with connecting means applied on said frame, said connecting means being provided for connecting said vibration actuator and/or a sensing member into said frame in such a manner as to enable said energy transfer.