WO2010133706A3 - Hearing instrument for round or oval window stimulation - Google Patents

Hearing instrument for round or oval window stimulation Download PDF

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WO2010133706A3
WO2010133706A3 PCT/EP2010/064287 EP2010064287W WO2010133706A3 WO 2010133706 A3 WO2010133706 A3 WO 2010133706A3 EP 2010064287 W EP2010064287 W EP 2010064287W WO 2010133706 A3 WO2010133706 A3 WO 2010133706A3
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round
end portion
oval window
lever element
distal end
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Pierre-Yves Clair
Christian Imbert
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Advanced Bionics Ag
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Priority to PCT/EP2010/066184 priority patent/WO2012041400A1/en
Publication of WO2010133706A2 publication Critical patent/WO2010133706A2/en
Publication of WO2010133706A3 publication Critical patent/WO2010133706A3/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
    • H04R25/60—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

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
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  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
  • Electrotherapy Devices (AREA)

Abstract

The invention relates to a hearing instrument, comprising an audio signal source (28), an audio signal processing unit (34) for processing the audio signals provided by the audio signal source, and implantable stimulation assembly (18) for stimulating a round window (24) or an oval window of a patient according to the processed audio signals, wherein the stimulation assembly comprises an electromechanical actuator (20) for vibrating an output member (62) according to the processed audio signals, a support member (72) to be fixed at the patient's skull, and a lever element (22) having a proximal end portion (66), a distal end portion (64) and an intermediate portion (68) connecting the proximal end portion and the distal end portion, wherein the actuator is fixed at the support member, wherein the intermediate portion is supported by the support member in manner enabling a pivoting motion of the lever element, wherein the output member is arranged for imparting an pivoting motion to the lever element by acting on the proximal portion, and wherein the distal end portion arranged is for acting on the round or oval window in order to make the membrane (24) of the round or oval window vibrate according to the pivoting motion of the lever element.
PCT/EP2010/064287 2010-09-27 2010-09-27 Hearing instrument for round or oval window stimulation WO2010133706A2 (en)

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PCT/EP2010/064287 WO2010133706A2 (en) 2010-09-27 2010-09-27 Hearing instrument for round or oval window stimulation
PCT/EP2010/066184 WO2012041400A1 (en) 2010-09-27 2010-10-26 Hearing instrument for round or oval window stimulation

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US20090306458A1 (en) 2008-03-31 2009-12-10 Cochlear Limited Direct acoustic cochlear stimulator for round window access
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US7753838B2 (en) * 2005-10-06 2010-07-13 Otologics, Llc Implantable transducer with transverse force application
US20080293998A1 (en) * 2007-05-24 2008-11-27 Travis Rian Andrews Lateral coupling of an implantable hearing aid actuator to an auditory component
US20090124849A1 (en) * 2007-11-08 2009-05-14 Nicholas Pergola Spanning connector for implantable hearing instrument

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