WO2016073167A3 - Bone conduction hearing aid system - Google Patents

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WO2016073167A3
WO2016073167A3 PCT/US2015/056027 US2015056027W WO2016073167A3 WO 2016073167 A3 WO2016073167 A3 WO 2016073167A3 US 2015056027 W US2015056027 W US 2015056027W WO 2016073167 A3 WO2016073167 A3 WO 2016073167A3
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hearing aid
bone conduction
interconnection unit
aid system
conduction hearing
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PCT/US2015/056027
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Patrick Westerkull
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Otorix Usa Inc.
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Priority claimed from US14/535,259 external-priority patent/US9154887B2/en
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Priority to AU2015343561A priority Critical patent/AU2015343561B2/en
Priority to EP15857326.1A priority patent/EP3216233B1/en
Publication of WO2016073167A2 publication Critical patent/WO2016073167A2/en
Publication of WO2016073167A3 publication Critical patent/WO2016073167A3/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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2460/00—Details of hearing devices, i.e. of ear- or headphones covered by H04R1/10 or H04R5/033 but not provided for in any of their subgroups, or of hearing aids covered by H04R25/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2460/13—Hearing devices using bone conduction transducers
    • 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

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Details Of Audible-Bandwidth Transducers (AREA)

Abstract

A bone conduction hearing aid system for generating bone conduction vibrations is disclosed. The bone conduction hearing aid system has a hearing aid (101) with a vibrator (102). The hearing aid system includes an interconnection unit (104) to connect the hearing aid (101) to the user. There is a coupling between the interconnection unit ( 104) and the hearing aid (101) to connect and disconnect the hearing aid ( 101) to and from the interconnection unit (104). The interconnection unit (104) has a connection portion (105) and contact plate portion (144). The connection portion (105) and the contact plate portion (144) are designed in one integral piece of continuous polymer material. The interconnection unit (104) has a concave or planar adhesive surface that can be adhered to the skin (113) on the head of the user without applying any specific pressure against the skin (113). The sound vibrations are transmitted from the vibrator (102) to the hearing organ as bone conduction sound vibrations.
PCT/US2015/056027 2014-11-06 2015-10-16 Bone conduction hearing aid system WO2016073167A2 (en)

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AU2015343561A AU2015343561B2 (en) 2014-11-06 2015-10-16 Bone conduction hearing aid system
EP15857326.1A EP3216233B1 (en) 2014-11-06 2015-10-16 Bone conduction hearing aid system

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US14/535,259 2014-11-06
US14/535,259 US9154887B2 (en) 2013-08-09 2014-11-06 Bone conduction hearing aid system

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US2390243A (en) * 1942-07-02 1945-12-04 Maico Company Inc Hearing aid device
US2611829A (en) * 1949-06-17 1952-09-23 Dictograph Products Co Inc Audiphone
US2678973A (en) * 1950-10-02 1954-05-18 Charles E Glassen Mounting for hearing aid receivers
US20120078035A1 (en) * 2010-09-27 2012-03-29 Andersson Marcus Cover for a bone fixture
US20120294466A1 (en) * 2011-05-18 2012-11-22 Stefan Kristo Temporary anchor for a hearing prosthesis
US20140064533A1 (en) * 2012-09-06 2014-03-06 Sophono, Inc. Adhesive Bone Conduction Hearing Device
US20140233765A1 (en) * 2013-02-15 2014-08-21 Marcus ANDERSSON Conformable pad bone conduction device

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US2390243A (en) * 1942-07-02 1945-12-04 Maico Company Inc Hearing aid device
US2611829A (en) * 1949-06-17 1952-09-23 Dictograph Products Co Inc Audiphone
US2678973A (en) * 1950-10-02 1954-05-18 Charles E Glassen Mounting for hearing aid receivers
US20120078035A1 (en) * 2010-09-27 2012-03-29 Andersson Marcus Cover for a bone fixture
US20120294466A1 (en) * 2011-05-18 2012-11-22 Stefan Kristo Temporary anchor for a hearing prosthesis
US20140064533A1 (en) * 2012-09-06 2014-03-06 Sophono, Inc. Adhesive Bone Conduction Hearing Device
US20140233765A1 (en) * 2013-02-15 2014-08-21 Marcus ANDERSSON Conformable pad bone conduction device

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AU2015343561A1 (en) 2017-04-06
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EP3216233A2 (en) 2017-09-13
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