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Implantierbares Hörsystem mit mehreren Wandlern

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DE19882593T1
DE19882593T1 DE19882593T DE19882593T DE19882593T1 DE 19882593 T1 DE19882593 T1 DE 19882593T1 DE 19882593 T DE19882593 T DE 19882593T DE 19882593 T DE19882593 T DE 19882593T DE 19882593 T1 DE19882593 T1 DE 19882593T1
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hearing system
multiple transducers
implantable hearing
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transducers
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Theodore P Adams
Kai Kroll
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Envoy Medical Inc
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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
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/50—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics
    • H04R25/505—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics using digital signal processing

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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)
DE19882593T 1997-08-07 1998-08-07 Implantierbares Hörsystem mit mehreren Wandlern Expired - Fee Related DE19882593B4 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US08/907,427 1997-08-07
US08/907,427 US5879283A (en) 1996-08-07 1997-08-07 Implantable hearing system having multiple transducers
PCT/US1998/016531 WO1999008476A2 (en) 1997-08-07 1998-08-07 Implantable hearing system having multiple transducers

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DE19882593T1 true DE19882593T1 (de) 2000-07-27
DE19882593B4 DE19882593B4 (de) 2011-08-11

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AU (1) AU8901698A (de)
DE (1) DE19882593B4 (de)
WO (1) WO1999008476A2 (de)

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