AU651642B2 - Contact transducer assembly for hearing devices - Google Patents
Contact transducer assembly for hearing devicesInfo
- Publication number
- AU651642B2 AU651642B2 AU90352/91A AU9035291A AU651642B2 AU 651642 B2 AU651642 B2 AU 651642B2 AU 90352/91 A AU90352/91 A AU 90352/91A AU 9035291 A AU9035291 A AU 9035291A AU 651642 B2 AU651642 B2 AU 651642B2
- Authority
- AU
- Australia
- Prior art keywords
- contact
- tympanic membrane
- transducer
- transducer assembly
- support means
- Prior art date
- 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.)
- Ceased
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
- H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
- H04R25/604—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of acoustic or vibrational transducers
- H04R25/606—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of acoustic or vibrational transducers acting directly on the eardrum, the ossicles or the skull, e.g. mastoid, tooth, maxillary or mandibular bone, or mechanically stimulating the cochlea, e.g. at the oval window
Landscapes
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Otolaryngology (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Neurosurgery (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Prostheses (AREA)
- Eyeglasses (AREA)
- Transmitters (AREA)
- Electrophonic Musical Instruments (AREA)
- Circuit For Audible Band Transducer (AREA)
- Reverberation, Karaoke And Other Acoustics (AREA)
- Manufacturing Of Printed Circuit Boards (AREA)
- Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Electric Means (AREA)
- Acyclic And Carbocyclic Compounds In Medicinal Compositions (AREA)
- Braking Systems And Boosters (AREA)
- Measurement And Recording Of Electrical Phenomena And Electrical Characteristics Of The Living Body (AREA)
- Adornments (AREA)
- Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
- Materials For Medical Uses (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US61027490A | 1990-11-07 | 1990-11-07 | |
| US610274 | 1990-11-07 | ||
| PCT/US1991/008333 WO1992009181A1 (en) | 1990-11-07 | 1991-11-07 | Contact transducer assembly for hearing devices |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| AU9035291A AU9035291A (en) | 1992-06-11 |
| AU651642B2 true AU651642B2 (en) | 1994-07-28 |
Family
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AU90352/91A Ceased AU651642B2 (en) | 1990-11-07 | 1991-11-07 | Contact transducer assembly for hearing devices |
Country Status (14)
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| US5814095A (en) * | 1996-09-18 | 1998-09-29 | Implex Gmbh Spezialhorgerate | Implantable microphone and implantable hearing aids utilizing same |
| DE19923403C2 (de) * | 1999-05-21 | 2002-11-14 | Phonak Ag Staefa | Vorrichtung zum mechanischen Ankoppeln eines in einer Mastoidhöhle implantierbaren elektromechanischen Hörgerätewandlers |
| JP3548805B2 (ja) * | 2002-07-24 | 2004-07-28 | 東北大学長 | 補聴システム及び補聴方法 |
| KR100573622B1 (ko) * | 2002-12-13 | 2006-04-25 | 주식회사 뉴로바이오시스 | 적외선 통신 방식의 인공 와우 장치 |
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Citations (3)
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| US4776322A (en) * | 1985-05-22 | 1988-10-11 | Xomed, Inc. | Implantable electromagnetic middle-ear bone-conduction hearing aid device |
| US4936305A (en) * | 1988-07-20 | 1990-06-26 | Richards Medical Company | Shielded magnetic assembly for use with a hearing aid |
| US4944301A (en) * | 1988-06-16 | 1990-07-31 | Cochlear Corporation | Method for determining absolute current density through an implanted electrode |
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1991
- 1991-10-07 KR KR1019930701355A patent/KR100229086B1/ko not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-11-07 WO PCT/US1991/008333 patent/WO1992009181A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1991-11-07 EP EP92900360A patent/EP0556300B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-11-07 AU AU90352/91A patent/AU651642B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1991-11-07 DK DK92900360.6T patent/DK0556300T3/da active
- 1991-11-07 HU HU931331A patent/HU9301331D0/hu unknown
- 1991-11-07 AT AT92900360T patent/ATE142072T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1991-11-07 ES ES92900360T patent/ES2092088T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-11-07 CA CA002095432A patent/CA2095432A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1991-11-07 JP JP4501282A patent/JPH06501599A/ja active Pending
- 1991-11-07 BR BR919107069A patent/BR9107069A/pt unknown
- 1991-11-07 DE DE69121725T patent/DE69121725T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1993
- 1993-05-05 NO NO931628A patent/NO931628D0/no unknown
- 1993-05-06 FI FI932056A patent/FI932056A0/fi not_active Application Discontinuation
Patent Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4776322A (en) * | 1985-05-22 | 1988-10-11 | Xomed, Inc. | Implantable electromagnetic middle-ear bone-conduction hearing aid device |
| US4944301A (en) * | 1988-06-16 | 1990-07-31 | Cochlear Corporation | Method for determining absolute current density through an implanted electrode |
| US4936305A (en) * | 1988-07-20 | 1990-06-26 | Richards Medical Company | Shielded magnetic assembly for use with a hearing aid |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| AU9035291A (en) | 1992-06-11 |
| ATE142072T1 (de) | 1996-09-15 |
| EP0556300A1 (en) | 1993-08-25 |
| WO1992009181A1 (en) | 1992-05-29 |
| DE69121725T2 (de) | 1997-02-13 |
| DK0556300T3 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) | 1997-02-10 |
| ES2092088T3 (es) | 1996-11-16 |
| EP0556300B1 (en) | 1996-08-28 |
| HU9301331D0 (en) | 1993-09-28 |
| NO931628D0 (no) | 1993-05-05 |
| FI932056A0 (fi) | 1993-05-06 |
| BR9107069A (pt) | 1993-09-28 |
| EP0556300A4 (en) | 1993-12-22 |
| DE69121725D1 (de) | 1996-10-02 |
| CA2095432A1 (en) | 1992-05-08 |
| KR100229086B1 (ko) | 1999-11-01 |
| JPH06501599A (ja) | 1994-02-17 |
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