title: [The Esteem hearing implant by Envoy Medical].
abstract: The Esteem hearing implant by Envoy Medical is a fully implantable system that uses piezoelectric transducers. This device uses the eardrum as the microphone. The mechanical signal is detected by a piezoelectric transducer at the head of the incus (the sensor) and converted to an electrical signal that is amplified, filtered, and converted back to a vibratory signal. The processed vibratory signal is then delivered by another piezoelectric transducer (the driver) to the stapes capitulum.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Donostia, Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, España.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Altuna Mariezcurrena
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Algaba Guimerá
authors.forename: Uxue
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bolinaga Zubizarreta
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009998:Ossicular Prosthesis; D011474:Prosthesis Design