The Bionic\VEST-2* system is based on years of learning, research and development. Vestibular implant technology is opening a new window to the brain.
Physicians may use the system to treat previously untreated vestibular pathologies. Follow us on X, which is the primary place where you can connect with us, join the discussion and stay up to date with our progress.
The first clinical trial in humans with chronic electrical stimulation of the otolith organ in patients with bilateral vestibular dysfunction and deafness was carried out by the European Consortium under the auspices of the European Commission (Bionic\Vest), using the first device for cochlear and otolith stimulations designed by Las Palmas University Engineer Dept.
*For investigational use only.
Treating the untreatable
There is not a vestibular restoration treatment.
The different treatment options for vestibular disorders currently available on the vestibular market are considered symptomatic, as they can help reduce the symptoms of a vestibular disorder, but they cannot restore the vestibular function. The four main therapies currently available are:
Physiotherapy
Sensory substitution system
Medication
Surgical procedures
In severe cases, these treatments are not effective enough thus the patient remains without useful treatment.
Ground-breaking results were obtained in the first clinical trial in humans. This was a first and essential validation step that laid the foundation for this new treatment.
Clinical efficacy
Over the past 3 years, the first human clinical study of vestibular otolith implant technology has demonstrated the benefit of this technology for the treatment of bilateral vestibular disorders.
The Bionic\VEST implant obtained spectacular results and showed that the successful restoration of vestibular function through electrical stimulation of the otolith organ could become a clinical reality. Where there was no solution for these people before, balance improvement and even restoration is feasible.
75% reduction in the risk of falling.
Publications
During the development of the otolith vestibular implant, a number of publications have been published in high-impact scientific journals. These publications are open access and you can find them through the following links.
Electrical Vestibular Stimulation in Humans: A Narrative Review
Morgana Sluydts, Ian Curthoys, Robby Vanspauwen, Blake Croll Papsin, Sharon Lynn Cushing, Angel Ramos, Angel Ramos de Miguel, Silvia Borkoski Barreiro, Maurizio Barbara, Manuel Manrique, Andrzej Zarowski
Audiol Neurotol 5 February 2020; 25 (1-2): 6–24.
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The Superiority of the Otolith System
Angel Ramos de Miguel, Andrzej Zarowski, Morgana Sluydts, Angel Ramos Macias, Floris L. Wuyts
System. Audiol Neurotol 5 February 2020; 25 (1-2): 35–41.
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Chronic Electrical Stimulation of the Otolith Organ: Preliminary Results in Humans with Bilateral Vestibulopathy and Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Angel Ramos Macias, Angel Ramos de Miguel, Isaura Rodriguez Montesdeoca, Silvia Borkoski Barreiro, Juan Carlos Falcón González
Audiol Neurotol 5 February 2020; 25 (1-2): 79–90.
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Differences in Vestibular-Evoked Myogenic Potential Responses by Using Cochlear Implant and Otolith Organ Direct Stimulation
Rodriguez Montesdeoca I, Ramos de Miguel A, González JCF, Barreiro SB, Pérez Fernández N, Vanspauwen R and Ramos-Macias A
Front. Neurol., 25 May 2021 Sec. Neuro-Otology. Volume 12 - 2021
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Dynamic Visual Acuity Results in Otolith Electrical Stimulation in Bilateral Vestibular Dysfunction
Isaura Rodríguez-Montesdeoca, Ángel Ramos de Miguel, Juan Carlos Falcón-González,
Silvia Borkoski-Barreiro, Susana Benítez-Robaina, Gloria Guerra-Jimenez, Joana Pavone and Angel Ramos-Macías
Enhancing balance and auditory function in bilateral vestibulopathy through otolithic vestibular stimulation: insights from a pilot study on cochlea-vestibular implant efficacy.
Ángel Ramos-de-Miguel, Morgana Sluydts, Juan Carlos Falcón, Raquel Manrique-Huarte, Isaura Rodriguez, Andrzej Zarowski, Maurizio Barbara, Manuel Manrique, Silvia Borkoski, Joan Lorente, Marc Leblanc, Antonin Rambault, Erika Van Baelen, Carl Van Himbeeck, Alicia Huarte, Ángel Ramos Macías
Clinical Research on Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of the Neuro-Stimulation System in Patients with Cochleo-Vestibular Implants: Is There a Response Beyond the Peripheral Organ?
Joan Lorente-Piera, Elena Prieto, Ángel Ramos de Miguel, Manuel Manrique, Nicolás Pérez-Fernández, Ángel Ramos Macías, Jaime Monedero Afonso, Alina Sanfiel Delgado, Jorge Miranda Ramos, Paula Alonso Alonso, Javier Arbizu, Raquel Manrique-Huarte
