A DUAL-PROBE IMPEDANCE TESTER

Award Information

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services

Branch: N/A

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 16503

Amount: $50,000.00

Phase: Phase I

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1991

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

Virtual Corp.

521 Sw 11th Avenue, Suite 400

Portland, OR 97205

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: Birck, Jonathan D
Title: Principal Investigator
Phone: (503) 226-3000

Business Contact

Name: 1 R43 DC01001-01
Phone: () -

Research Institution

N/A

Abstract

THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF A COMMERCIAL DUAL-PROBE IMPEDANCE TEST INSTRUMENT. TWO PROTOTYPE SYSTEMS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED USING TWO SINGLE PROBE INSTRUMENTS IN EACH SYSTEM. CROSSED AND UNCROSSED ACOUSTIC REFLEX MEASURES WILL BE SIMULTANEOUSLY MADE WITH A PROBE IN EACH EAR. THE INSTRUMENTS WILL BE COMPUTER CONTROLLED. AFTER DEVELOPMENT TEN SUBJECTS WILL BE TESTED AT EACH OF TWO DIFFERENT SITES. ONE SITE IS AT BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, JAMES JERGER, PHD., CONSULTANT TO THE PROJECT, AND THE OTHER IS AT THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL AT LONG BEACH, RICHARD WILSON, PHD., CHIEF OF AUDIOLOGY, CONSULTANT TO THE PROJECT. DATA WILL BE CORRELATED WITH A ONE-OF-A-KIND RESEARCH SYSTEM IN USE AT BAYLOR. USER INTERFACE TECHNIQUES AND COMMERCIAL FEASIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO COST, TECHNOLOGY, AND EASE OF USE FOR CLINICAL PURPOSES WILL BE EVALUATED.

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A DUAL-PROBE IMPEDANCE TESTER