WO2005101903A3 - Implantable hearing aid systems - Google Patents

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WO2005101903A3
WO2005101903A3 PCT/US2005/012442 US2005012442W WO2005101903A3 WO 2005101903 A3 WO2005101903 A3 WO 2005101903A3 US 2005012442 W US2005012442 W US 2005012442W WO 2005101903 A3 WO2005101903 A3 WO 2005101903A3
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transducer
hearing aid
implantable hearing
auditory component
transducer housing
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PCT/US2005/012442
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Scott Allan Miller Iii
Robert Edwin Schneider
Travis Rian Andrews
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Otologics Llc
Scott Allan Miller Iii
Robert Edwin Schneider
Travis Rian Andrews
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Priority claimed from US10/821,721 external-priority patent/US7273447B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/821,447 external-priority patent/US7153257B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/822,076 external-priority patent/US7186211B2/en
Application filed by Otologics Llc, Scott Allan Miller Iii, Robert Edwin Schneider, Travis Rian Andrews filed Critical Otologics Llc
Publication of WO2005101903A2 publication Critical patent/WO2005101903A2/en
Publication of WO2005101903A3 publication Critical patent/WO2005101903A3/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

Abstract

An implantable hearing aid system is provided that includes a transducer housing that is rotatable relative to a transducer mounting apparatus to orient the transducer for interfacing with an auditory component, wherein during rotation a center of rotation of the transducer housing remains positionally fixed. In this regard, the transducer includes an actuator member that is advanceable relative to the transducer housing to interface with the auditory component, subsequent to orientation of the transducer housing. In another aspect, a transducer mounting system is provided that includes a retention apparatus to provide efficient, detachable interconnection between a pivotable member and the mounting system. The retention apparatus may be configured to travel along a predetermined path between an unlocked and locked position to secure a transducer in a desired orientation relative to an auditory component.
PCT/US2005/012442 2004-04-09 2005-04-11 Implantable hearing aid systems WO2005101903A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/821,721 US7273447B2 (en) 2004-04-09 2004-04-09 Implantable hearing aid transducer retention apparatus
US10/821,447 2004-04-09
US10/821,447 US7153257B2 (en) 2004-04-09 2004-04-09 Implantable hearing aid transducer system
US10/821,721 2004-04-09
US10/822,076 2004-04-09
US10/822,076 US7186211B2 (en) 2004-04-09 2004-04-09 Transducer to actuator interface

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WO2005101903A2 WO2005101903A2 (en) 2005-10-27
WO2005101903A3 true WO2005101903A3 (en) 2006-07-27

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US5456654A (en) * 1993-07-01 1995-10-10 Ball; Geoffrey R. Implantable magnetic hearing aid transducer
US5702342A (en) * 1993-10-14 1997-12-30 Otologics Llc. Directionally-controllable mounting apparatus
US6491622B1 (en) * 2000-05-30 2002-12-10 Otologics Llc Apparatus and method for positioning implantable hearing aid device
US6537201B1 (en) * 2001-09-28 2003-03-25 Otologics Llc Implantable hearing aid with improved sealing
US20040147804A1 (en) * 2003-01-27 2004-07-29 Schneider Robert Edwin Implantable hearing aid transducer with advanceable actuator to facilitate coupling with the auditory system

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5456654A (en) * 1993-07-01 1995-10-10 Ball; Geoffrey R. Implantable magnetic hearing aid transducer
US5702342A (en) * 1993-10-14 1997-12-30 Otologics Llc. Directionally-controllable mounting apparatus
US6491622B1 (en) * 2000-05-30 2002-12-10 Otologics Llc Apparatus and method for positioning implantable hearing aid device
US6537201B1 (en) * 2001-09-28 2003-03-25 Otologics Llc Implantable hearing aid with improved sealing
US20040147804A1 (en) * 2003-01-27 2004-07-29 Schneider Robert Edwin Implantable hearing aid transducer with advanceable actuator to facilitate coupling with the auditory system

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