DE60137498D1 - Verbesserte vorrichtung und verfahren zur positionierung einer implantierbaren hörhilfe - Google Patents

Verbesserte vorrichtung und verfahren zur positionierung einer implantierbaren hörhilfe

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DE60137498D1
DE60137498D1 DE60137498T DE60137498T DE60137498D1 DE 60137498 D1 DE60137498 D1 DE 60137498D1 DE 60137498 T DE60137498 T DE 60137498T DE 60137498 T DE60137498 T DE 60137498T DE 60137498 D1 DE60137498 D1 DE 60137498D1
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hearing aid
positioning
implantable hearing
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mounting
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Frank James Kasic
Douglas Alan Miller
Jose H Bedoya
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Otologics LLC
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/34—Trocars; Puncturing needles
    • A61B17/3403—Needle locating or guiding means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/10—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges for stereotaxic surgery, e.g. frame-based stereotaxis
    • A61B90/11—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges for stereotaxic surgery, e.g. frame-based stereotaxis with guides for needles or instruments, e.g. arcuate slides or ball joints
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/67—Implantable hearing aids or parts thereof not covered by H04R25/606

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
  • Control Of Position Or Direction (AREA)
DE60137498T 2000-05-30 2001-03-19 Verbesserte vorrichtung und verfahren zur positionierung einer implantierbaren hörhilfe Expired - Fee Related DE60137498D1 (de)

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US09/583,299 US6491622B1 (en) 2000-05-30 2000-05-30 Apparatus and method for positioning implantable hearing aid device
PCT/US2001/008695 WO2001093636A1 (en) 2000-05-30 2001-03-19 Improved apparatus and method for positioning implantable hearing aid device

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US (1) US6491622B1 (de)
EP (1) EP1285557B1 (de)
JP (1) JP3814538B2 (de)
AT (1) ATE421844T1 (de)
DE (1) DE60137498D1 (de)
WO (1) WO2001093636A1 (de)

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