CA2768542A1 - Coupling apparatus - Google Patents
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- CA2768542A1 CA2768542A1 CA2768542A CA2768542A CA2768542A1 CA 2768542 A1 CA2768542 A1 CA 2768542A1 CA 2768542 A CA2768542 A CA 2768542A CA 2768542 A CA2768542 A CA 2768542A CA 2768542 A1 CA2768542 A1 CA 2768542A1
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- coupling apparatus
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- coupling
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Classifications
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- 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
- A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
- A61F2/18—Internal ear or nose parts, e.g. ear-drums
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- 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
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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
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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
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- 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
- A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
- A61F2/18—Internal ear or nose parts, e.g. ear-drums
- A61F2002/183—Ear parts
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- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Otolaryngology (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Biomedical Technology (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
- Neurosurgery (AREA)
- Public Health (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
- Vascular Medicine (AREA)
- Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
- Pulmonology (AREA)
- Cardiology (AREA)
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
- Transplantation (AREA)
- Psychology (AREA)
- Biophysics (AREA)
- Physiology (AREA)
- Neurology (AREA)
- Prostheses (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBGB0910908.3A GB0910908D0 (en) | 2009-06-24 | 2009-06-24 | Coupling apparatus |
| GB0910908.3 | 2009-06-24 | ||
| PCT/GB2010/051045 WO2010150015A1 (en) | 2009-06-24 | 2010-06-24 | Coupling apparatus |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA2768542A1 true CA2768542A1 (en) | 2010-12-29 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA2768542A Abandoned CA2768542A1 (en) | 2009-06-24 | 2010-06-24 | Coupling apparatus |
Country Status (9)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US20120197066A1 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP2445462A1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP2012530583A (enExample) |
| KR (1) | KR20120099621A (enExample) |
| CN (1) | CN102802569A (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU2010264285A1 (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2768542A1 (enExample) |
| GB (1) | GB0910908D0 (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2010150015A1 (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2011036310A2 (en) * | 2011-01-11 | 2011-03-31 | Advanced Bionics Ag | Implantable actuator for direct cochlea stimulation |
| US8790237B2 (en) * | 2011-03-15 | 2014-07-29 | Cochlear Limited | Mechanical stimulator having a quick-connector |
| EP3437332B1 (en) * | 2016-03-29 | 2021-05-05 | Med-El Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH | S-shaped coupling spring for middle ear implants |
| DE202016105874U1 (de) * | 2016-10-19 | 2016-11-04 | Heinz Kurz Gmbh Medizintechnik | Gehörknöchelchenprothese mit faltbarer Kopfplatte |
| US11128967B2 (en) * | 2017-02-23 | 2021-09-21 | Cochlear Limited | Transducer placement for growth accommodation |
| CN110538002B (zh) * | 2019-08-29 | 2022-02-01 | 中国医学科学院北京协和医院 | 人工鼓室 |
| CN112533123B (zh) * | 2020-11-27 | 2022-03-25 | 徐州市健康研究院有限公司 | 一种初始压力变刚度调节的圆窗激振式人工中耳作动器 |
| CN112533122B (zh) * | 2020-11-27 | 2022-03-29 | 徐州市健康研究院有限公司 | 一种圆窗激振式人工中耳作动器的固定支架 |
Family Cites Families (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA2250410C (en) * | 1996-03-25 | 2003-06-10 | S. George Lesinski | Attaching an implantable hearing aid microactuator |
| US6315710B1 (en) * | 1997-07-21 | 2001-11-13 | St. Croix Medical, Inc. | Hearing system with middle ear transducer mount |
| US6875166B2 (en) * | 2001-09-06 | 2005-04-05 | St. Croix Medical, Inc. | Method for creating a coupling between a device and an ear structure in an implantable hearing assistance device |
| GB0500616D0 (en) * | 2005-01-13 | 2005-02-23 | Univ Dundee | Hearing implant |
| US20080065002A1 (en) * | 2006-09-07 | 2008-03-13 | Neurosystec Corporation | Catheter for Localized Drug Delivery and/or Electrical Stimulation |
| GB2449114A (en) * | 2007-05-11 | 2008-11-12 | Sentient Medical Ltd | Middle ear implant with piezoelectric actuator acting on stapes footplate |
| KR100859979B1 (ko) * | 2007-07-20 | 2008-09-25 | 경북대학교 산학협력단 | 튜브 진동 트랜스듀서에 의한 정원창 구동 방식의 인공중이 |
| KR100931209B1 (ko) * | 2007-11-20 | 2009-12-10 | 경북대학교 산학협력단 | 간편 설치가 가능한 정원창 구동 진동 트랜스듀서 및 이를이용한 이식형 보청기 |
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2009
- 2009-06-24 GB GBGB0910908.3A patent/GB0910908D0/en not_active Ceased
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2010
- 2010-06-24 EP EP10739976A patent/EP2445462A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2010-06-24 KR KR1020127001486A patent/KR20120099621A/ko not_active Withdrawn
- 2010-06-24 US US13/380,750 patent/US20120197066A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2010-06-24 CA CA2768542A patent/CA2768542A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2010-06-24 WO PCT/GB2010/051045 patent/WO2010150015A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2010-06-24 AU AU2010264285A patent/AU2010264285A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2010-06-24 CN CN2010800327352A patent/CN102802569A/zh active Pending
- 2010-06-24 JP JP2012516861A patent/JP2012530583A/ja not_active Ceased
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| EP2445462A1 (en) | 2012-05-02 |
| WO2010150015A1 (en) | 2010-12-29 |
| CN102802569A (zh) | 2012-11-28 |
| JP2012530583A (ja) | 2012-12-06 |
| US20120197066A1 (en) | 2012-08-02 |
| GB0910908D0 (en) | 2009-08-05 |
| AU2010264285A1 (en) | 2012-02-16 |
| KR20120099621A (ko) | 2012-09-11 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| FZDE | Discontinued |
Effective date: 20160627 |