DE69433360D1 - Implantierbarer magnetischer hörgerätwandler - Google Patents

Implantierbarer magnetischer hörgerätwandler

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DE69433360D1
DE69433360D1 DE69433360T DE69433360T DE69433360D1 DE 69433360 D1 DE69433360 D1 DE 69433360D1 DE 69433360 T DE69433360 T DE 69433360T DE 69433360 T DE69433360 T DE 69433360T DE 69433360 D1 DE69433360 D1 DE 69433360D1
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coil
housing
magnet assembly
vibrations
floating mass
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Geoffrey R Ball
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Vibrant Med El Hearing Technology GmbH
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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
    • H04R11/00—Transducers of moving-armature or moving-core type
    • H04R11/02—Loudspeakers
    • 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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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
  • Magnetic Treatment Devices (AREA)
  • Audible-Bandwidth Dynamoelectric Transducers Other Than Pickups (AREA)
  • Details Of Audible-Bandwidth Transducers (AREA)
DE69433360T 1993-07-01 1994-06-27 Implantierbarer magnetischer hörgerätwandler Expired - Lifetime DE69433360T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

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US87618 1993-07-01
US08/087,618 US5456654A (en) 1993-07-01 1993-07-01 Implantable magnetic hearing aid transducer
US225153 1994-04-08
US08/225,153 US5554096A (en) 1993-07-01 1994-04-08 Implantable electromagnetic hearing transducer
PCT/US1994/007283 WO1995001710A1 (en) 1993-07-01 1994-06-27 Implantable magnetic hearing aid transducer

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DE69433360D1 true DE69433360D1 (de) 2004-01-08
DE69433360T2 DE69433360T2 (de) 2004-09-16

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EP (1) EP0732035B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH08512182A (de)
AT (1) ATE255320T1 (de)
AU (1) AU683671B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2165557C (de)
DE (1) DE69433360T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2210256T3 (de)
WO (1) WO1995001710A1 (de)

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