EP1596629A3 - Electronic module for implantable hearing aid - Google Patents

Electronic module for implantable hearing aid Download PDF

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EP1596629A3
EP1596629A3 EP05016178A EP05016178A EP1596629A3 EP 1596629 A3 EP1596629 A3 EP 1596629A3 EP 05016178 A EP05016178 A EP 05016178A EP 05016178 A EP05016178 A EP 05016178A EP 1596629 A3 EP1596629 A3 EP 1596629A3
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hearing aid
implantable hearing
aid system
microphone
amplifier
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French (fr)
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EP1596629A2 (en
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S. George Lesinski
Armand P. Neukermans
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OTOKINETICS Inc
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S. George Lesinski
Armand P. Neukermans
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Priority claimed from EP97924795A external-priority patent/EP0963683B1/en
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Publication of EP1596629A3 publication Critical patent/EP1596629A3/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
    • H04R19/00—Electrostatic transducers
    • H04R19/01—Electrostatic transducers characterised by the use of electrets
    • H04R19/016—Electrostatic transducers characterised by the use of electrets for microphones
    • 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
    • H04R25/40—Arrangements for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic
    • H04R25/405—Arrangements for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic by combining a plurality of transducers
    • 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
    • H04R2225/61—Aspects relating to mechanical or electronic switches or control elements, e.g. functioning
    • 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
    • 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
    • H04R25/603—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of mechanical or electronic switches or control elements

Abstract

A sealed, implantable electronics module adapted for inclusion in an implantable hearing aid system, the electronics module comprising: a microphone; an amplifier for receiving an input signal from said microphone, and for providing an output signal to a microactuator also included in the implantable hearing aid system; a energy storage device for powering operation of the implantable hearing aid system; a housing for receiving and hermetically enclosing said microphone, said amplifier and said energy storage device; and an electrical connector coupled to said amplifier for providing the output signal to the microactuator of the implantable hearing aid system.
EP05016178A 1996-05-24 1997-05-23 Electronic module for implantable hearing aid Withdrawn EP1596629A3 (en)

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US1829996P 1996-05-24 1996-05-24
US18299P 1996-05-24
EP97924795A EP0963683B1 (en) 1996-05-24 1997-05-23 Improved microphones for an implantable hearing aid

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EP97924795.4 Division 1997-11-27

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EP1596629A2 EP1596629A2 (en) 2005-11-16
EP1596629A3 true EP1596629A3 (en) 2011-09-21

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US8078285B2 (en) 2008-03-28 2011-12-13 Medtronic, Inc. Reversible implantable acoustic sensor
US11904167B2 (en) 2019-03-27 2024-02-20 Cochlear Limited Auxiliary device connection

Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2659009A1 (en) * 1990-03-02 1991-09-06 Tari Roger HEARING AID DEVICE COMPRISING AN IMPLANTED AND AUTONOMOUS HEARING AID WITH DIRECT BONE CONDUCTION.
EP0549200A1 (en) * 1991-12-23 1993-06-30 AT&T Corp. Electret transducer array
US5276739A (en) * 1989-11-30 1994-01-04 Nha A/S Programmable hybrid hearing aid with digital signal processing
US5411467A (en) * 1989-06-02 1995-05-02 Implex Gmbh Spezialhorgerate Implantable hearing aid

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5411467A (en) * 1989-06-02 1995-05-02 Implex Gmbh Spezialhorgerate Implantable hearing aid
US5276739A (en) * 1989-11-30 1994-01-04 Nha A/S Programmable hybrid hearing aid with digital signal processing
FR2659009A1 (en) * 1990-03-02 1991-09-06 Tari Roger HEARING AID DEVICE COMPRISING AN IMPLANTED AND AUTONOMOUS HEARING AID WITH DIRECT BONE CONDUCTION.
EP0549200A1 (en) * 1991-12-23 1993-06-30 AT&T Corp. Electret transducer array

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