AU2001229922A1 - An implantable microphone for use with a hearing aid or cochlear prosthesis - Google Patents
An implantable microphone for use with a hearing aid or cochlear prosthesisInfo
- Publication number
- AU2001229922A1 AU2001229922A1 AU2001229922A AU2992201A AU2001229922A1 AU 2001229922 A1 AU2001229922 A1 AU 2001229922A1 AU 2001229922 A AU2001229922 A AU 2001229922A AU 2992201 A AU2992201 A AU 2992201A AU 2001229922 A1 AU2001229922 A1 AU 2001229922A1
- Authority
- AU
- Australia
- Prior art keywords
- microphone
- housing
- membrane
- totally implantable
- wall
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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Classifications
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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
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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
- 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)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Prostheses (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US09/499,376 US6516228B1 (en) | 2000-02-07 | 2000-02-07 | Implantable microphone for use with a hearing aid or cochlear prosthesis |
| US09499376 | 2000-02-07 | ||
| PCT/CA2001/000099 WO2001060116A2 (fr) | 2000-02-07 | 2001-01-30 | Microphone implantable destine a etre utilise avec un appareil auditif ou une prothese cochleaire |
Publications (1)
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| AU2001229922A1 true AU2001229922A1 (en) | 2001-08-20 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| AU2001229922A Abandoned AU2001229922A1 (en) | 2000-02-07 | 2001-01-30 | An implantable microphone for use with a hearing aid or cochlear prosthesis |
Country Status (5)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US6516228B1 (fr) |
| EP (1) | EP1260118A2 (fr) |
| AU (1) | AU2001229922A1 (fr) |
| CA (1) | CA2392485A1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO2001060116A2 (fr) |
Families Citing this family (43)
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| US6636768B1 (en) | 2000-05-11 | 2003-10-21 | Advanced Bionics Corporation | Implantable mircophone system for use with cochlear implant devices |
| EP1304017B1 (fr) | 2000-06-30 | 2015-12-02 | Cochlear Limited | Implant cochleaire |
| SE523100C2 (sv) * | 2001-06-21 | 2004-03-30 | P & B Res Ab | Benförankrad hörapparat avsedd för överledning av ljud |
| WO2003061335A1 (fr) * | 2002-01-02 | 2003-07-24 | Advanced Bionics Corporation | Ensemble microphone large bande faible bruit implantable |
| US7775796B2 (en) * | 2002-06-10 | 2010-08-17 | Biomed Est. | Bone-adaptive surface structure |
| AU2002950754A0 (en) | 2002-08-09 | 2002-09-12 | Cochlear Limited | Mechanical design for a cochlear implant |
| US7974700B1 (en) * | 2002-08-09 | 2011-07-05 | Cochlear Limited | Cochlear implant component having a unitary faceplate |
| AU2002950755A0 (en) * | 2002-08-09 | 2002-09-12 | Cochlear Limited | Fixation system for a cochlear implant |
| US8131375B2 (en) * | 2003-03-21 | 2012-03-06 | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. | Trans-retinal flexible circuit electrode array |
| US8014878B2 (en) * | 2005-04-28 | 2011-09-06 | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. | Flexible circuit electrode array |
| AU2003901867A0 (en) | 2003-04-17 | 2003-05-08 | Cochlear Limited | Osseointegration fixation system for an implant |
| US20040265150A1 (en) * | 2003-05-30 | 2004-12-30 | The Regents Of The University Of California | Magnetic membrane system |
| US7442164B2 (en) * | 2003-07-23 | 2008-10-28 | Med-El Elektro-Medizinische Gerate Gesellschaft M.B.H. | Totally implantable hearing prosthesis |
| AU2003904086A0 (en) * | 2003-08-04 | 2003-08-21 | Cochlear Limited | Implant battery short circuit protection |
| DE10343292B3 (de) | 2003-09-18 | 2004-12-02 | Siemens Audiologische Technik Gmbh | Hörgerät ohne separates Mikrofongehäuse |
| CA2543486A1 (fr) * | 2003-12-12 | 2005-06-30 | Medical Research Products-B, Inc. | Ensemble d'instrument chirurgical et procedure permettant d'implanter un transducteur sonore a proximite du canal de l'oreille externe d'un patient |
| AU2006214142B2 (en) * | 2005-02-16 | 2011-03-03 | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. | Fitting of brightness in a visual prosthesis |
| US7991478B2 (en) * | 2005-04-28 | 2011-08-02 | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. | Flexible circuit electrode array with at least one tack opening |
| AU2007347437B2 (en) * | 2005-04-28 | 2011-08-25 | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. | Flexible circuit electrode array |
| US7877866B1 (en) | 2005-10-26 | 2011-02-01 | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. | Flexible circuit electrode array and method of manufacturing the same |
| US8489195B2 (en) * | 2005-11-10 | 2013-07-16 | Cochlear Limited | Arrangement for the fixation of an implantable medical device |
| US8014871B2 (en) * | 2006-01-09 | 2011-09-06 | Cochlear Limited | Implantable interferometer microphone |
| US7914842B1 (en) | 2006-02-10 | 2011-03-29 | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc | Method of manufacturing a flexible circuit electrode array |
| US7801319B2 (en) | 2006-05-30 | 2010-09-21 | Sonitus Medical, Inc. | Methods and apparatus for processing audio signals |
| EP2220875A4 (fr) * | 2007-11-20 | 2013-10-30 | Cochlear Ltd | Microphone à électret implantable |
| US9533143B2 (en) * | 2008-06-13 | 2017-01-03 | Cochlear Limited | Implantable sound sensor for hearing prostheses |
| US8200339B2 (en) * | 2008-10-13 | 2012-06-12 | Cochlear Limited | Implantable microphone for an implantable hearing prothesis |
| US8855350B2 (en) * | 2009-04-28 | 2014-10-07 | Cochlear Limited | Patterned implantable electret microphone |
| CN102640521B (zh) | 2009-10-02 | 2016-07-06 | 声脉有限责任公司 | 用于通过骨传导进行声音传递的口腔内器械 |
| EP2553944A4 (fr) | 2010-03-30 | 2016-03-23 | Cochlear Ltd | Microphone à électret à faible bruit |
| EP2563276A4 (fr) * | 2010-04-29 | 2014-06-25 | Glenn Knox | Prothèses otologiques isolées et biocompatibles, à mémoire de forme |
| WO2011150394A1 (fr) | 2010-05-28 | 2011-12-01 | Sonitus Medical, Inc. | Microphone à conduction tissulaire intra-buccal |
| US20130188813A1 (en) * | 2010-08-02 | 2013-07-25 | Advanced Bionics Ag | Hearing assistance system and method |
| HUE044658T2 (hu) * | 2010-08-03 | 2019-11-28 | Soundmed Llc | Beültethetõ, piezoelektromos filmet tartalmazó mikrofon |
| WO2011042569A2 (fr) | 2011-01-11 | 2011-04-14 | Advanced Bionics Ag | Microphone au moins partiellement implantable |
| US9584926B2 (en) | 2011-03-17 | 2017-02-28 | Advanced Bionics Ag | Implantable microphone |
| US10419861B2 (en) | 2011-05-24 | 2019-09-17 | Cochlear Limited | Convertibility of a bone conduction device |
| US20130096366A1 (en) | 2011-10-12 | 2013-04-18 | Wim Bervoets | Implantable medical device |
| US9049527B2 (en) | 2012-08-28 | 2015-06-02 | Cochlear Limited | Removable attachment of a passive transcutaneous bone conduction device with limited skin deformation |
| GB201509283D0 (en) | 2015-05-29 | 2015-07-15 | Sonic Hearing Ltd | Hearing aid |
| KR101656723B1 (ko) * | 2015-06-30 | 2016-09-12 | 재단법인 오송첨단의료산업진흥재단 | 피드스루 제조방법 |
| JP6644965B2 (ja) * | 2015-12-03 | 2020-02-12 | 株式会社オーディオテクニカ | 狭指向性マイクロホン |
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| WO1997018689A1 (fr) | 1995-11-13 | 1997-05-22 | Cochlear Limited | Microphone implantable pour implants cochleaires et autres dispositifs du meme type |
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2000
- 2000-02-07 US US09/499,376 patent/US6516228B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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2001
- 2001-01-30 WO PCT/CA2001/000099 patent/WO2001060116A2/fr not_active Ceased
- 2001-01-30 EP EP01902206A patent/EP1260118A2/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 2001-01-30 CA CA002392485A patent/CA2392485A1/fr not_active Abandoned
- 2001-01-30 AU AU2001229922A patent/AU2001229922A1/en not_active Abandoned
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| WO2001060116A3 (fr) | 2002-04-04 |
| EP1260118A2 (fr) | 2002-11-27 |
| US6516228B1 (en) | 2003-02-04 |
| CA2392485A1 (fr) | 2001-08-16 |
| WO2001060116A2 (fr) | 2001-08-16 |
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