DE69121725D1 - CONTACT TRANSMITTER FOR HEARING AID - Google Patents

CONTACT TRANSMITTER FOR HEARING AID

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DE69121725D1
DE69121725D1 DE69121725T DE69121725T DE69121725D1 DE 69121725 D1 DE69121725 D1 DE 69121725D1 DE 69121725 T DE69121725 T DE 69121725T DE 69121725 T DE69121725 T DE 69121725T DE 69121725 D1 DE69121725 D1 DE 69121725D1
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hearing aid
contact
assembly
contact transmitter
worn
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DE69121725T
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DE69121725T2 (en
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Rodney Perkins
Adnan Shennib
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GN Hearing Care Corp
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GN Hearing Care Corp
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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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  • 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)
  • Eyeglasses (AREA)
  • Transmitters (AREA)
  • Electrophonic Musical Instruments (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Electric Means (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Printed Circuit Boards (AREA)
  • Acyclic And Carbocyclic Compounds In Medicinal Compositions (AREA)
  • Measurement And Recording Of Electrical Phenomena And Electrical Characteristics Of The Living Body (AREA)
  • Adornments (AREA)
  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Materials For Medical Uses (AREA)
  • Circuit For Audible Band Transducer (AREA)
  • Reverberation, Karaoke And Other Acoustics (AREA)

Abstract

The disclosure describes a contact transducer assembly (98) for an electromagnetically driven hearing device such as a hearing aid or other audio signal reproducing device worn by a user. The contact transducer assembly (98) includes a transducer (100) which is attached to a biocompatible support (102). This assembly is supported on the tympanic membrane of the wearer by surface adhesion, such that it can be readily inserted and removed in a manner similar to that of a conventional contact lens worn on the eye.
DE69121725T 1990-11-07 1991-11-07 CONTACT TRANSMITTER FOR HEARING AID Expired - Fee Related DE69121725T2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US61027490A 1990-11-07 1990-11-07
PCT/US1991/008333 WO1992009181A1 (en) 1990-11-07 1991-11-07 Contact transducer assembly for hearing devices

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DE69121725D1 true DE69121725D1 (en) 1996-10-02
DE69121725T2 DE69121725T2 (en) 1997-02-13

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EP (1) EP0556300B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH06501599A (en)
KR (1) KR100229086B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE142072T1 (en)
AU (1) AU651642B2 (en)
BR (1) BR9107069A (en)
CA (1) CA2095432A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69121725T2 (en)
DK (1) DK0556300T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2092088T3 (en)
FI (1) FI932056A0 (en)
HU (1) HU9301331D0 (en)
NO (1) NO931628D0 (en)
WO (1) WO1992009181A1 (en)

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AU651642B2 (en) 1994-07-28
FI932056A0 (en) 1993-05-06
JPH06501599A (en) 1994-02-17
EP0556300A1 (en) 1993-08-25
ATE142072T1 (en) 1996-09-15
DK0556300T3 (en) 1997-02-10
WO1992009181A1 (en) 1992-05-29
DE69121725T2 (en) 1997-02-13
AU9035291A (en) 1992-06-11
EP0556300A4 (en) 1993-12-22
KR100229086B1 (en) 1999-11-01
CA2095432A1 (en) 1992-05-08
EP0556300B1 (en) 1996-08-28
BR9107069A (en) 1993-09-28
NO931628D0 (en) 1993-05-05
ES2092088T3 (en) 1996-11-16

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