JP2003520004A - 鼓膜へ振動を直接伝達する浮動フィラメントアセンブリ - Google Patents
鼓膜へ振動を直接伝達する浮動フィラメントアセンブリInfo
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- JP2003520004A JP2003520004A JP2001551066A JP2001551066A JP2003520004A JP 2003520004 A JP2003520004 A JP 2003520004A JP 2001551066 A JP2001551066 A JP 2001551066A JP 2001551066 A JP2001551066 A JP 2001551066A JP 2003520004 A JP2003520004 A JP 2003520004A
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- eardrum
- filament assembly
- vibrating
- ear canal
- hearing device
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- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
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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
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- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
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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
- H04R25/45—Prevention of acoustic reaction, i.e. acoustic oscillatory feedback
- H04R25/456—Prevention of acoustic reaction, i.e. acoustic oscillatory feedback mechanically
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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| US09/475,923 US6940989B1 (en) | 1999-12-30 | 1999-12-30 | Direct tympanic drive via a floating filament assembly |
| US09/475,923 | 1999-12-30 | ||
| PCT/US2000/034265 WO2001050815A1 (en) | 1999-12-30 | 2000-12-28 | Direct tympanic drive via a floating filament assembly |
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| JP2003520004A true JP2003520004A (ja) | 2003-06-24 |
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| US (1) | US6940989B1 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP1243163A4 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP2003520004A (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU773761B2 (enExample) |
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| WO (1) | WO2001050815A1 (enExample) |
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