AU651642B2 - Contact transducer assembly for hearing devices - Google Patents

Contact transducer assembly for hearing devices

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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
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Australia
Prior art keywords
contact
tympanic membrane
transducer
transducer assembly
support means
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AU90352/91A
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AU9035291A (en
Inventor
Rodney C. Perkins
Adnan S Shennib
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GN Hearing Care Corp
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GN Hearing Care Corp
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Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Electric hearing aids
    • 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

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
  • Eyeglasses (AREA)
  • Electrophonic Musical Instruments (AREA)
  • Transmitters (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)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Electric Means (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Printed Circuit Boards (AREA)
  • Materials For Medical Uses (AREA)
  • Braking Systems And Boosters (AREA)
  • Reverberation, Karaoke And Other Acoustics (AREA)
  • Circuit For Audible Band Transducer (AREA)
  • Acyclic And Carbocyclic Compounds In Medicinal Compositions (AREA)
AU90352/91A 1990-11-07 1991-11-07 Contact transducer assembly for hearing devices Ceased AU651642B2 (en)

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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

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AU9035291A AU9035291A (en) 1992-06-11
AU651642B2 true AU651642B2 (en) 1994-07-28

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EP (1) EP0556300B1 (https=)
JP (1) JPH06501599A (https=)
KR (1) KR100229086B1 (https=)
AT (1) ATE142072T1 (https=)
AU (1) AU651642B2 (https=)
BR (1) BR9107069A (https=)
CA (1) CA2095432A1 (https=)
DE (1) DE69121725T2 (https=)
DK (1) DK0556300T3 (https=)
ES (1) ES2092088T3 (https=)
FI (1) FI932056A0 (https=)
HU (1) HU9301331D0 (https=)
NO (1) NO931628D0 (https=)
WO (1) WO1992009181A1 (https=)

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AU9035291A (en) 1992-06-11
HU9301331D0 (en) 1993-09-28
ES2092088T3 (es) 1996-11-16
EP0556300B1 (en) 1996-08-28
DE69121725D1 (de) 1996-10-02
WO1992009181A1 (en) 1992-05-29
EP0556300A1 (en) 1993-08-25
BR9107069A (pt) 1993-09-28
EP0556300A4 (en) 1993-12-22
ATE142072T1 (de) 1996-09-15
FI932056A0 (fi) 1993-05-06
KR100229086B1 (ko) 1999-11-01
NO931628D0 (no) 1993-05-05
DE69121725T2 (de) 1997-02-13
JPH06501599A (ja) 1994-02-17
CA2095432A1 (en) 1992-05-08
DK0556300T3 (https=) 1997-02-10

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