WO2010133702A3 - Partially implantable hearing instrument - Google Patents

Partially implantable hearing instrument Download PDF

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WO2010133702A3
WO2010133702A3 PCT/EP2010/063535 EP2010063535W WO2010133702A3 WO 2010133702 A3 WO2010133702 A3 WO 2010133702A3 EP 2010063535 W EP2010063535 W EP 2010063535W WO 2010133702 A3 WO2010133702 A3 WO 2010133702A3
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external unit
audio signals
power
audio signal
hearing instrument
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Pierre-Yves Clair
Christian Imbert
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Advanced Bionics Ag
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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
    • 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

Abstract

The invention relates to a hearing instrument comprising an external unit (10, 110) comprising an audio signal source (30), an audio signal processing unit (36) for processing the audio signals provided by the audio signal source, a power source (50) and means (38, 40, 52, 54) for transmitting the processed audio signals and power from the power source via a transcutaneous wireless link (42, 56), the transmitting means comprising at least one transmission coil (40, 54), and an implantable assembly (12) comprising means (44, 46, 58, 60) for receiving audio signals and power via the transcutaneous wireless link from the external unit and an actuator (20) for stimulating a middle ear or inner ear component (22) of the hearing of a patient according to the processed audio signals, wherein the means for receiving audio signals and power from the external unit comprises a receiving coil assembly (13, 113) to be implanted within an earlobe (11) of a patient and wherein the external unit comprises fixation means (62, 64, 66, 174, 176) for clipping the external unit to the earlobe in a detachable manner.
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