JPH03207356A - Implantable sound sensor - Google Patents
Implantable sound sensorInfo
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- JPH03207356A JPH03207356A JP2004297A JP429790A JPH03207356A JP H03207356 A JPH03207356 A JP H03207356A JP 2004297 A JP2004297 A JP 2004297A JP 429790 A JP429790 A JP 429790A JP H03207356 A JPH03207356 A JP H03207356A
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- support plate
- body outside
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- implantable
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Classifications
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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
- H04R25/60—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
Abstract
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
〔産業上の利用分野〕
この発明は、植込み型聴取装置に関し、さらに詳しくは
、体内部と体外部とが結合されてなる植込み型人工中耳
や植込み型人工内耳などの植込み型聴取装置に関するも
のである。[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an implantable listening device, and more specifically, to an implantable middle ear implant, an implantable cochlear implant, etc., which are connected between the inside and outside of the body. The invention relates to an implantable listening device.
第３図は、体内部（１）と体外部（２）からなる従来の
植込み型人工中耳を示し、体内部（１）は体内コイル（
３）、コネクタ（４）、パイプレーク（５）からなって
おり、体外部（２）はマイクロホン（６）、電子回路（
７）、体外コイル（８）および電池（９）などを備えて
いる。Figure 3 shows a conventional implantable middle ear implant consisting of an internal part (1) and an external part (2), with the internal part (1) being an internal coil (2).
3), a connector (4), and a pipe rake (5), and the external part (2) is a microphone (6) and an electronic circuit (
7), an extracorporeal coil (8), a battery (9), etc.
以上の構成により、マイクロホン（６）にはいった音は
電気信号に変えられ、電子回路（７）で増幅されて体外
コイル（８）に加えられる。体外コイル（８）は音に比
例した電磁波を出力し、皮膚（１０）を介して体内コイ
ル（３）に電磁波が伝えられ、これに感応して体内コイ
ル（３）に発生した誘起電圧でパイプレーク（５）が振
動し、内耳のリンパ液を直接振動させて聞こえを発生さ
せる。With the above configuration, the sound entering the microphone (6) is converted into an electrical signal, amplified by the electronic circuit (7), and applied to the extracorporeal coil (8). The external coil (8) outputs electromagnetic waves proportional to the sound, and the electromagnetic waves are transmitted to the internal coil (3) through the skin (10), and in response to this, the induced voltage generated in the internal coil (3) causes the pipe to The rake (5) vibrates and directly vibrates the lymph fluid in the inner ear, producing hearing.
第４図は多チヤンネル式の従来の植込み型人工内耳を示
し、体内部（１１）は体内コイル（１３）、電極（１４
）を備え、体外部（１２）はマイクロホン（１５）とプ
ロセッサ（１６）、体外コイル（１７）からなり、プロ
セッサ（１６）は増幅器（１Ｂ）、フィルタ部（１９）
、変調器（２０）などを備えている。Figure 4 shows a conventional multi-channel implantable cochlear implant.
), the external part (12) consists of a microphone (15), a processor (16), and an extracorporeal coil (17), and the processor (16) has an amplifier (1B) and a filter part (19).
, a modulator (20), and the like.
かかる構成により、マイクロホン（１５）で拾った音を
フィルタ部（１９）でもっとも有用な周波数成分に限っ
たうえ、変調器（２０）で変調をかけて刺激信号に変え
る。この信号を体外コイル（１７）から皮膚（１０）を
介して体内コイル（１３）に与え、電極（１４）を経て
鍋牛（２１）に与え、聞こえを発生させる。With this configuration, the filter section (19) limits the sound picked up by the microphone (15) to the most useful frequency components, and the modulator (20) modulates the sound to convert it into a stimulation signal. This signal is applied from the extracorporeal coil (17) through the skin (10) to the internal coil (13), and is applied to the pot cow (21) via the electrode (14) to generate hearing.
以上、第３図および第４図で示した従来の植込み型聴取
装置の体外部（２）または（１２）を装用するための構
造としては、第５図に示すものがある。すなわち耳かけ
型補聴器とほぼ同様の形状、大きさの体外部ケース（３
１）内に前述した体外部ケースを組込み、耳介（３６）
の背部に装着して用いる。（３２）は体外部ケース（３
１）に設けたフックである。体内に植込まれた体内コイ
ルケース（３３）内の体内コイル（３４）は体外部ケー
ス（３１）内の体外コイル（３５）に対接する位置をと
るようになっている。As described above, as a structure for wearing the conventional implantable listening device shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 outside the body (2) or (12), there is the structure shown in FIG. 5. In other words, an external case (3
1) Incorporate the above-mentioned external case into the auricle (36)
It is used by attaching it to the back of the person. (32) is the external case (3
This is the hook provided in 1). The intracorporeal coil (34) in the intracorporeal coil case (33) implanted in the body is arranged to be in contact with the extracorporeal coil (35) in the extracorporeal case (31).
体外部の装用手段としては、このほかに、マグネットを
用いて体内部との位置関係を保持する構造のものもある
。In addition to this, there are also external wearing means that use magnets to maintain the positional relationship with the inside of the body.
以上のような従来の植込み型聴取装置では、使用時に体
外部が外部から目立つため、装置を装用している人々の
、目立たない、装着性が良い、などの要請に十分に応え
ることができていなかった。With conventional implantable listening devices such as those mentioned above, the external part of the body is visible from the outside when in use, so it has not been possible to fully meet the demands of people who wear the devices, such as making them inconspicuous and easy to wear. There wasn't.
この発明はかような課題を解決しようとするもので、外
部から目立たないうえに、体内部を駆動するのに最適の
位置関係を任意にとることができる体外部を有する植込
み型聴取装置を得ることを目的とする。The present invention aims to solve these problems, and provides an implantable listening device that is not only inconspicuous from the outside, but also has an external part of the body that can be arbitrarily positioned in an optimal position for driving the inside of the body. The purpose is to
この発明に係る植込み型聴取装置は、体外部要素を収納
した体外部収納ポケットと頭部への取り付け部材を取り
付けた支持板でなる。The implantable listening device according to the present invention includes an extracorporeal storage pocket containing extracorporeal elements and a support plate to which a head attachment member is attached.
この発明においては、装用した体外部が自分の頭髪や部
分カッ５によって隠蔽され、かつ、体外部の取付位置の
自由度が拡大される。In this invention, the external part of the body worn by the wearer is hidden by one's own hair or the partial bandage 5, and the degree of freedom in the attachment position of the external part of the body is expanded.
以下、本発明の一実施例を図に沿って説明する。 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
第１図、第２図に於いて、（４１）は、軽くしかも頭部
形状になじむ柔らかさを有する例えば樹脂材料でなる口
字状の支持板である。In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral (41) is a mouth-shaped support plate made of, for example, a resin material that is light and soft enough to fit the shape of the head.
（４２）は、袋状の体外部収納ポケットであり、口字状
の支持板（４１）の開口部に配設されている。四角形状
の体外部収納ボケッ）（４２）の三辺は支持板（４１）
に接着等の手段で取り付け固定されている。他の一辺は
自由となっており、開口している。従ってこの開口より
体外部を出し入れすることができる。この収納ポケット
（４２）は、体外部を収納保持すべく袋状であれば足り
るが、通気性、収音容易性、頭部への密着性等を考慮す
ると、両面とも伸縮可能な材質でなるメッユで構成する
ことが好ましい。(42) is a bag-shaped external storage pocket, which is arranged in the opening of the mouth-shaped support plate (41). Three sides of the rectangular external body storage pocket (42) are support plates (41)
It is attached and fixed by adhesive or other means. The other side is free and open. Therefore, the outside of the body can be taken in and out through this opening. This storage pocket (42) may be bag-shaped to store and hold the outside of the body, but considering breathability, ease of sound collection, adhesion to the head, etc., both sides should be made of stretchable material. Preferably, it is made of mesh.
（４３）は、支持板（４１）を頭髪に取付けるための取
り付け部材であり、例えばクリップ手段等適宜使用し得
る。本実施例では取り付け部材（４３）を支持体（４Ｉ
）の上下に一対設けているが、これは取り付けを確実に
するためであり、上に一カ所だけ設けてもよい。(43) is an attachment member for attaching the support plate (41) to the hair, and for example, a clip means or the like may be used as appropriate. In this embodiment, the attachment member (43) is attached to the support (4I).
) are provided above and below, but this is to ensure secure attachment, and it is also possible to provide only one above.
取り付け部材（４３）の設けられている支持板（４１）
の面を裏面（頭部側と接触する面）とすると、支持板（
４１）の表面は部分カッ５（４４）が取り付けられ、表
面全面を覆っている。この部分カッ５（４４）の存在は
、自分の頭髪が薄く、体外部を頭髪でうまく隠せない場
合に有効であり、自毛の十分ある人間、例えば長い髪の
女性にあっては、必ずしも部分カッ５は必要でない。Support plate (41) provided with attachment member (43)
If the side of is the back side (the side that contacts the head side), the support plate (
A partial cup 5 (44) is attached to the surface of 41), covering the entire surface. The existence of this partial part 5 (44) is effective when one's hair is thin and the external part of the body cannot be well hidden by the hair. Kak5 is not necessary.
以上の構成により、取り付け部材（４３）を用い体外部
収納ボケッ）（４２）を最適位置に装着することができ
、しかも自分の頭髪や部分カッ５（４４）で体外部装用
が隠蔽される。With the above configuration, it is possible to use the attachment member (43) to attach the external body storage pocket (42) to the optimum position, and moreover, the external body wearing can be hidden by one's hair or partial haircut 5 (44).
以上のように、この発明は、体外部を頭髪内に装用する
ことができるので、外見的に目立つことなく、装用者の
要請に十分答え得る効果がある。As described above, since the present invention can be worn externally within the hair, it is not visually noticeable and has the effect of fully meeting the needs of the wearer.
また、体内部に対する体外部の位置を容易に最適にする
ことができ、聴取性能を向上することができる効果もあ
る。Furthermore, the position of the outside of the body relative to the inside of the body can be easily optimized, which has the effect of improving listening performance.
第１図はこの発明の一実施例の背面図、第２図は同じく
正面図、第３図は従来の植込み型人工中耳の結線図、第
４図は従来の植込み型人工内耳の結線図、第５図は従来
の体外部製用状態を示す側面図である。
（１）、（１１）・・・体内部、
（２）、（１２）・・・体外部、
（４１）・・・支持板、
（４２）・・・体外部収納ポケット、
（４３）・・・取り付け部材。Fig. 1 is a rear view of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view, Fig. 3 is a wiring diagram of a conventional implantable middle ear implant, and Fig. 4 is a wiring diagram of a conventional implantable cochlear implant. , FIG. 5 is a side view showing a conventional state for external production. (1), (11)... Inside the body, (2), (12)... Outside the body, (41)... Support plate, (42)... External storage pocket, (43). ...Mounting parts.
Claims (1)
なる植込み型聴取装置において、裏面に体外部収納ポケ
ットおよび取り付け部材が設けられた支持板と、前記体
外部収納ポケットに収納された前記体外部とを備えてな
ることを特徴とする植込み型聴取装置。In an implantable listening device consisting of an inside of the body and an outside of the body for driving the inside of the body, a support plate having an external storage pocket and an attachment member on the back side, and a support plate having an external storage pocket and an attachment member installed on the back side, and An implantable listening device characterized by comprising an external part of the body.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP2004297A JPH0753168B2 (en) | 1990-01-11 | 1990-01-11 | Implantable listening device |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP2004297A JPH0753168B2 (en) | 1990-01-11 | 1990-01-11 | Implantable listening device |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| JPH03207356A true JPH03207356A (en) | 1991-09-10 |
| JPH0753168B2 JPH0753168B2 (en) | 1995-06-07 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP2004297A Expired - Fee Related JPH0753168B2 (en) | 1990-01-11 | 1990-01-11 | Implantable listening device |
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| JP (1) | JPH0753168B2 (en) |
Cited By (1)
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| JP2010251910A (en) * | 2009-04-13 | 2010-11-04 | Rion Co Ltd | Hook holder for artificial inner ear device |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP3670180B2 (en) * | 1999-02-16 | 2005-07-13 | 有限会社ジーエムアンドエム | hearing aid |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP2010251910A (en) * | 2009-04-13 | 2010-11-04 | Rion Co Ltd | Hook holder for artificial inner ear device |
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