EP1860915A3 - Procédé et prothèse auditive correspondante pour générer un signal acoustique ou pour transferrer de l'énergie dans une conduite auditive - Google Patents

Procédé et prothèse auditive correspondante pour générer un signal acoustique ou pour transferrer de l'énergie dans une conduite auditive Download PDF

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EP1860915A3
EP1860915A3 EP07106929A EP07106929A EP1860915A3 EP 1860915 A3 EP1860915 A3 EP 1860915A3 EP 07106929 A EP07106929 A EP 07106929A EP 07106929 A EP07106929 A EP 07106929A EP 1860915 A3 EP1860915 A3 EP 1860915A3
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04RLOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/55Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired
    • H04R25/554Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired using a wireless connection, e.g. between microphone and amplifier or using Tcoils
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04RLOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2460/00Details of hearing devices, i.e. of ear- or headphones covered by H04R1/10 or H04R5/033 but not provided for in any of their subgroups, or of hearing aids covered by H04R25/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2460/15Determination of the acoustic seal of ear moulds or ear tips of hearing devices

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  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
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  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Headphones And Earphones (AREA)
  • Circuit For Audible Band Transducer (AREA)
  • Near-Field Transmission Systems (AREA)
  • Details Of Audible-Bandwidth Transducers (AREA)
EP07106929.8A 2006-05-24 2007-04-25 Procédé et prothèse auditive correspondante pour générer un signal acoustique ou pour transferrer de l'énergie dans une conduite auditive Active EP1860915B2 (fr)

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DE102006024411A DE102006024411B4 (de) 2006-05-24 2006-05-24 Verfahren zum Erzeugen eines Schallsignals oder zum Übertragen von Energie in einem Gehörgang und entsprechende Hörvorrichtung

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EP1860915A2 EP1860915A2 (fr) 2007-11-28
EP1860915A3 true EP1860915A3 (fr) 2010-03-24
EP1860915B1 EP1860915B1 (fr) 2011-03-16
EP1860915B2 EP1860915B2 (fr) 2014-10-08

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US (1) US8116494B2 (fr)
EP (1) EP1860915B2 (fr)
AT (1) ATE502492T1 (fr)
DE (2) DE102006024411B4 (fr)
DK (1) DK1860915T4 (fr)

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EP1860915B2 (fr) 2014-10-08
DE102006024411A1 (de) 2007-11-29
EP1860915A2 (fr) 2007-11-28
US20070274553A1 (en) 2007-11-29
DK1860915T3 (da) 2011-07-11
US8116494B2 (en) 2012-02-14
DE502007006712D1 (de) 2011-04-28
DE102006024411B4 (de) 2010-03-25
DK1860915T4 (en) 2015-01-12
ATE502492T1 (de) 2011-04-15

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