AU2002325055A1 - Implantable hearing aid with improved sealing - Google Patents

Implantable hearing aid with improved sealing

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Publication number
AU2002325055A1
AU2002325055A1 AU2002325055A AU2002325055A AU2002325055A1 AU 2002325055 A1 AU2002325055 A1 AU 2002325055A1 AU 2002325055 A AU2002325055 A AU 2002325055A AU 2002325055 A AU2002325055 A AU 2002325055A AU 2002325055 A1 AU2002325055 A1 AU 2002325055A1
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Australia
Prior art keywords
hearing aid
improved sealing
implantable hearing
implantable
sealing
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
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AU2002325055A
Inventor
Jose H. Bedoya
James Roy Easter
James Frank Ii Kasic
Douglas Alan Miller
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Otologics LLC
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Otologics LLC
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Priority claimed from US09/991,397 external-priority patent/US6537201B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/991,005 external-priority patent/US20030062100A1/en
Application filed by Otologics LLC filed Critical Otologics LLC
Publication of AU2002325055A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002325055A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D7/00—Electroplating characterised by the article coated
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F11/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F11/04—Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense, e.g. through the touch sense
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L27/00—Materials for grafts or prostheses or for coating grafts or prostheses
    • A61L27/28—Materials for coating prostheses
    • A61L27/30—Inorganic materials
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L2430/00—Materials or treatment for tissue regeneration
    • A61L2430/14—Materials or treatment for tissue regeneration for ear reconstruction or ear implants, e.g. implantable hearing aids

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Psychology (AREA)
  • Physiology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Neurology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Transplantation (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
  • Dermatology (AREA)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
AU2002325055A 2001-09-28 2002-09-20 Implantable hearing aid with improved sealing Abandoned AU2002325055A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (9)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US32584401P 2001-09-28 2001-09-28
US32612301P 2001-09-28 2001-09-28
US60/326,123 2001-09-28
US60/325,844 2001-09-28
US09/991,397 US6537201B1 (en) 2001-09-28 2001-11-20 Implantable hearing aid with improved sealing
US09/991,005 US20030062100A1 (en) 2001-09-28 2001-11-20 Implantable hearing aid with improved sealing
US09/991,397 2001-11-20
US09/991,005 2001-11-20
PCT/US2002/029906 WO2003030584A2 (en) 2001-09-28 2002-09-20 Implantable hearing aid with improved sealing

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU2002325055A1 true AU2002325055A1 (en) 2003-04-14

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AU2002325055A Abandoned AU2002325055A1 (en) 2001-09-28 2002-09-20 Implantable hearing aid with improved sealing

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WO (1) WO2003030584A2 (en)

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AU714520B2 (en) * 1996-01-31 2000-01-06 Cochlear Limited Thin film fabrication technique for implantable electrodes
US6275369B1 (en) * 1997-11-13 2001-08-14 Robert A. Stevenson EMI filter feedthough terminal assembly having a capture flange to facilitate automated assembly
US6358281B1 (en) * 1999-11-29 2002-03-19 Epic Biosonics Inc. Totally implantable cochlear prosthesis

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WO2003030584A3 (en) 2003-10-16
WO2003030584A2 (en) 2003-04-10

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase