WO2004043290A3 - Implanted outer ear canal hearing aid - Google Patents

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WO2004043290A3
WO2004043290A3 PCT/US2003/035348 US0335348W WO2004043290A3 WO 2004043290 A3 WO2004043290 A3 WO 2004043290A3 US 0335348 W US0335348 W US 0335348W WO 2004043290 A3 WO2004043290 A3 WO 2004043290A3
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implant
hearing aid
antenna
ear canal
outer ear
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PCT/US2003/035348
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WO2004043290B1 (en
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Alfred E Mann
Albert S Maltan
Yitzak Zilberman
Bryon L Moran
Ronald J Lebel
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Advanced Bionics Corp
Medical Res Products B Inc
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Priority to EP03768716A priority Critical patent/EP1566074A4/en
Priority to JP2004551792A priority patent/JP2006508567A/en
Priority to AU2003291324A priority patent/AU2003291324B8/en
Publication of WO2004043290A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004043290A2/en
Publication of WO2004043290A3 publication Critical patent/WO2004043290A3/en
Publication of WO2004043290B1 publication Critical patent/WO2004043290B1/en

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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
    • H04R25/55—Deaf-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
    • H04R25/558—Remote control, e.g. of amplification, frequency
    • 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
    • H04R25/55—Deaf-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
    • H04R25/554—Deaf-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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/31—Aspects of the use of accumulators in hearing aids, e.g. rechargeable batteries or fuel cells
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/67—Implantable hearing aids or parts thereof not covered by H04R25/606

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)

Abstract

A hearing aid system including an implant (60) configured for insertion into a recess (40) formed under the skin of the retro-auricular space (50), which implant does not occlude the ear canal (30). The implant includes electronic circuitry (72), a transducer (65, e.g., speaker), antenna (64), and power source (66). The hearing aid also includes an external module (70), which module includes a microphone (163), electronics (172), antenna (164), and power source (166). A telemetry link (76) between the external module antenna and the implant antenna allows transmissions between the microphone module and the implant.
PCT/US2003/035348 2002-11-08 2003-11-05 Implanted outer ear canal hearing aid WO2004043290A2 (en)

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EP03768716A EP1566074A4 (en) 2002-11-08 2003-11-05 Implanted outer ear canal hearing aid
JP2004551792A JP2006508567A (en) 2002-11-08 2003-11-05 Implanted ear canal hearing aid
AU2003291324A AU2003291324B8 (en) 2002-11-08 2003-11-05 Implanted outer ear canal hearing aid

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US42491202P 2002-11-08 2002-11-08
US60/424,912 2002-11-08

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US6050933A (en) * 1996-08-07 2000-04-18 St. Croix Medical, Inc. Hearing aid transducer support
US6537200B2 (en) * 2000-03-28 2003-03-25 Cochlear Limited Partially or fully implantable hearing system

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JP2006508567A (en) 2006-03-09
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AU2003291324B2 (en) 2008-05-22
EP1566074A4 (en) 2011-01-26
EP1566074A2 (en) 2005-08-24
WO2004043290A2 (en) 2004-05-27
WO2004043290B1 (en) 2005-06-30

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