JP5655068B2 - 表面電極を備えるイヤプラグ - Google Patents
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b)補聴器が耳道内に正しく配置されていないまたは故障している場合に,たとえば所定信号を用いて自動的にユーザに知らせることである。
c)上記電極によって検出された信号と,マイクロフォン,加速度計,赤外線センサなどの他のタイプのセンサを用いて得られる信号とを結合して,上記ユーザないしその周囲に関連する状態または事象を検出することである。このような異なるセンサ・タイプの結合使用は,一つのセンサ・タイプのみを使用するときに可能となるものよりも,よりよい情報を得ることを目的としており,一般にセンサ・フュージョン(sensor fusion)として知られる原理である。
上記少なくとも2つの電極のそれぞれに,上記電極が位置する上記シェルの局所的輪郭に沿う形状を設けること。
上記イヤプラグに,電気信号を処理する手段,および/または,上記電気信号を処理する手段の出力に応答してアクションをとる手段を設けること。
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- 脳波信号を計測するように構成される少なくとも2つの電極とシェルとを備え,上記電極が上記計測信号を処理する手段に接続される,イヤプラグであって,
上記シェルの外側表面に上記電極が配置されるべき少なくとも2つの凹部が形成されており,
上記シェルの外側表面の輪郭が,ユーザの耳道および甲介の一部に個別に適合する二重曲率を有しており,かつ上記少なくとも2つの凹部の底面も上記シェルの外側表面の二重曲率に沿う輪郭を有しており,
挿入されるたびに上記耳道内において同一に位置決めするために,上記シェルが寸法的に安定した材料からつくられており,
上記電極が電気伝導可撓性材料からつくられ,上記電極の外側表面の輪郭も上記ユーザの耳道または甲介の一部に個別に適合するように形成されており,これにより上記シェルに上記電極が配置された状態において,上記シェルおよび上記電極を含む上記イヤプラグの全体の外側表面の輪郭がユーザの耳道および甲介の一部に個別に適合し,かつ電極が上記ユーザの耳道または甲介の一部に物理的に接触する状態に置かれることを特徴とする,
イヤプラグ。 - 上記計測信号を処理する手段は信号をユーザに伝達するように構成されている,請求項1に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 上記計測信号を処理する手段が上記イヤプラグの外に配置されている,請求項1または2に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 上記計測信号を処理する手段が上記イヤプラグの内部に配置されている,請求項1または2に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 上記少なくとも2つの電極を上記計測信号を処理する手段に接続する接続手段を備え,上記接続手段は上記イヤプラグの上記シェル中に引き込まれた,または上記シェルを通って引き込まれた配線を備えている,請求項1から4のいずれか一項に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 導体配線が一の電極の少なくとも一部を形成するように設けられている,請求項5に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 上記イヤプラグはさらに,上記イヤプラグの上記シェルの少なくとも一部を通して上記電極と上記接続手段の間にのびるピンまたはリベットを備え,上記ピンまたはリベットの頭部のような部分が上記シェルの表面と面一に,または上記シェルの表面上に配置されている,請求項5に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 上記シェルの上記表面と面一に配置されるまたは上記シェルの上記表面上に配置される上記ピンまたはリベットのたとえば頭部の部分が,上記少なくとも一の電極を形成するまたは包含するように構成されている,請求項7に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 上記電極が,上記凹部にきつくフィットするものであること,上記凹部内に設けられる少なくとも一つの凹面に対応する少なくとも一つの凸面を備えること,および接着剤を備えることの少なくとも一つを含むことによって,上記電極が上記凹部内に保持されている,請求項1に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 上記電気伝導可撓性材料が電気伝導シリコンである,請求項1に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 上記電極のそれぞれが少なくとも1mm2,好ましくは1mm2から30mm2の領域をカバーする,請求項1から10のいずれか一項のイヤプラグ。
- 上記イヤプラグが補聴器の一部である,請求項1から11のいずれか一項に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 上記脳波信号の処理は,ユーザの医学的状態を検出するための情報を提供するものである,請求項1から12のいずれか一項に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 脳波信号を計測する少なくとも2つの電極とシェルとを有するイヤプラグと,耳掛け型(BTE)コンポーネントとを備え,上記BTEコンポーネントが上記脳波信号を処理する手段を収容しており,上記シェルは寸法的に安定した材料からつくられており,上記シェルの外側表面に上記電極が配置されるべき少なくとも2つの凹部が形成されており,上記シェルの外側表面の輪郭が,ユーザの耳道および甲介の一部に個別に適合する二重曲率を有しており,かつ上記少なくとも2つの凹部の底面も上記シェルの外側表面の二重曲率に沿う輪郭を有しており,上記電極が電気伝導可撓性材料からつくられ,上記電極の外側表面の輪郭も上記ユーザの耳道または甲介の一部に個別に適合するように形成されており,これにより上記シェルに上記電極が配置された状態において,上記シェルおよび電極を含む上記イヤプラグの全体の外側表面の輪郭がユーザの耳道および甲介の一部に個別に適合し,かつ電極が耳道または甲介の一部に物理的に接触する状態に置かれる,
システム。 - 上記BTEコンポーネントが脳波信号を計測する少なくとも一の電極を備えている,請求項14に記載のシステム。
- 脳波信号を計測する表面電極とシェルとを備えたイヤプラグを製造する方法であって,ユーザの耳道および甲介の一部の形状をトレースし,上記トレースされた形状を3次元コンピュータ・モデルのようなディジタル・フォームに変換し,コンピュータ制御製造工程を用いて上記コンピュータ・モデルに基づいて,ユーザの耳道および甲介の一部に個別に適合する二重曲率を有する外側表面の輪郭を持つ上記シェルを製造し,上記シェルの表面に上記表面電極が設けられるべき少なくとも2つの凹部を,その底面が上記シェルの外側表面の二重曲率に沿う輪郭を持つように形成し,上記凹部の局所的輪郭に沿い,上記表面電極およびその周囲部分のシェルの間のスムースな移行をもたらし,かつユーザの耳道または甲介の一部に物理的に接触する状態に置かれる電気伝導可撓性材料を,上記表面電極として上記凹部に配置する,
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