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7618450 |
Implantable hearing system
A combined set ( 71 ) comprising a vibration actuator and an implantable device to be used as an artificial fenestrum implantable in a bony wall ( 25 ) of an inner ear, said device comprising a...
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7617000 |
Methods for programming a neural prosthesis
Methods and apparatuses for programming a neural prosthesis (e.g., a hearing prosthesis), and for fitting a speech processor and implantable cochlear stimulator by programming the speech processor...
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7582052 |
Implantable hearing aid actuator positioning
Methods for assessing a position of an actuator of an implantable hearing aid transducer relative to an auditory component of a patient. According to one aspect of the invention, an implantable...
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7566296 |
Reducing effect of magnetic and electromagnetic fields on an implant's magnet and/or electronics
An implantable magnet that can freely turn in response to an external magnetic field, thus avoiding torque and demagnetization on the implantable magnet. The implantable magnet can be combined with...
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7556597 |
Active vibration attenuation for implantable microphone
The invention is directed to an implanted microphone having reduced sensitivity to vibration. In this regard, the microphone differentiates between the desirable and undesirable vibration by...
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7547275 |
Middle ear implant transducer
A middle ear implant transducer of a hearing aid includes: first and second permanent magnets arranged such that the same poles of the first and second permanent magnets face each other; first and...
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7529632 |
Driving force calculating device, driving force calculating method, power assisting device, driving force calculating program, and computer-readable storage medium
A driving force calculating device ( 1 ) includes: a setting information acquiring section ( 23 ) which acquires (a) muscle specifying information that specifies a target muscle, which is a muscle...
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7524278 |
Hearing aid system and transducer with hermetically sealed housing
A driver and sensor assembly that is hermetically sealed so that the assemblies may be fully implanted in a being. The assemblies employ a transducer that has a longitudinal axis and that vibrates...
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7520851 |
Tinnitus rehabilitation device and method
A tinnitus method and device for providing relief to a person suffering from the disturbing effects of tinnitus is described. The method can be implemented entirely in software to spectrally modify...
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7488284 |
Implantable prosthesis with direct mechanical stimulation of the inner ear
A prosthesis for stimulation of the inner ear, comprising means for excitation which generate vibrations which can excite the ear of a patient, and an implantable part comprising a rod which can...
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7481761 |
Implantable converter for cochlea implants and implantable hearing aids
The invention relates to an implantable electromechanical converter for receiving oscillations from an ear ossicle and for converting them into an electrical voltage, for use as a microphone for a...
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7468028 |
Implantable hearing aid transducer
A variable reluctance motor is provided having a linear relationship between an input current and an output force. According to one aspect of the invention, the motor comprises a stator, an...
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7447319 |
Method and system for external assessment of hearing aids that include implanted actuators
A noninvasive method and system are provided for assessing the performance of implanted actuators of semi or fully-implantable hearing aid systems. The invention utilizes an externally positioned...
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7442164 |
Totally implantable hearing prosthesis
The invention comprises a totally implantable hearing prosthesis for hearing impaired persons. An inertial vibrational element is hermetically sealed and implanted in bone between the lateral and...
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7425196 |
Balloon encapsulated direct drive
The present invention relates to a receiver module adapted to be positioned in an ear canal. The receiver module comprises a receiver having a receiver housing and expansible arrangement...
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7386143 |
Retention apparatus for an external portion of a semi-implantable hearing aid
A retention apparatus for a semi-implantable hearing aid. In one embodiment, the retention apparatus includes a first surface and a second surface. One of the first and second surfaces includes a...
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7354394 |
Soft tissue placement of implantable microphone
Provided herein are systems and methods where an implantable microphone of an implantable hearing system is positioned at a location spaced from the surface of the patient's skull. More...
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7344491 |
Method and apparatus for improving hearing
A system and method for affecting the function of a mammalian ear. The system and method uses an oscillating magnetic field to move nanospheres comprised of single-domain nanoparticles. In a...
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7326171 |
Adjustable bone bracket
An improved apparatus and method is provided for supportably mounting an implantable hearing aid device to a patient's skull. The apparatus includes a support member adapted for supporting a...
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7322930 |
Implantable microphone having sensitivity and frequency response
Implantable microphone devices that may be utilized in hearing systems are provided. An implantable microphone device allows the implantable microphone's frequency response and sensitivity to be...
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7315761 |
Electrical stimulation system and method for treating tinnitus
According to one aspect, an electrical stimulation system for treating tinnitus is provided. The system includes an electrical stimulation lead adapted for implantation into the person's skull for...
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7297101 |
Method and apparatus for minimally invasive placement of sensing and driver assemblies to improve hearing loss
Methods and structures for placing sensing and driver assemblies in a middle ear of a patient are disclosed. Methods and structures according to various embodiments of the invention provide...
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7288057 |
Method for conditioning to prevent motion sickness
Easily performed exercises quickly raise the tolerance to motion sickness and do not require supervision. The exercises are comprised of a warm-up phase and a conditioning phase. The warm-up phase...
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7278963 |
Implantable hearing aid transducer with advanceable actuator to facilitate coupling with the auditory system
A hearing aid transducer that includes an actuator advanceable relative to the transducer to couple with a middle ear component. In one aspect of the invention, the actuator is a separate structure...
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7273447 |
Implantable hearing aid transducer retention apparatus
A transducer mounting system including a retention apparatus to provide an efficient detachable interconnection between a pivotable member and the mounting system. According. to one aspect, the...
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7272446 |
Power efficient electrical stimulation
A method and device are disclosed for neural stimulation with improved power consumption and/or effectiveness. The stimulus generator is arranged, for example via a look up table, to recognize...
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7250059 |
Myringopexy type titanium prosthesis
A middle ear prosthesis comprises a one piece disk shaped prosthesis including a generally circular malleable body including a bore. The body engages a tympanic membrane and the bore receives a...
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7242786 |
Vibrator damping
A variable-reluctance type vibrator for generating vibrations in a bone anchored hearing aid. The vibrator includes a vibrator plate and a bobbin base with a vibrator gap therebetween. The vibrator...
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7241258 |
Passive vibration isolation of implanted microphone
A system for reducing the vibration sensitivity of an implantable microphone without an equal or greater reduction in sound sensitivity. The system reduces non-ambient vibrations by placing at...
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7240416 |
Process for manufacturing electrically conductive components
A method of forming a device, such as an electrode array for a cochlear implant. The method comprises a step of forming a predetermined pattern of relatively electrically conductive regions and...
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7226406 |
At least partially implantable hearing system
An at least partially implantable hearing system comprising at least one electromechanical output transducer; a micromanipulator for positioning the transducer and for fixing the transducer in a...
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7224815 |
Hearing aid design
A hearing aid module is shaped for insertion into a tunnel made through the soft tissue that connects the retro-auricular space with the ear canal. The hearing aid module contains a speaker or...
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7214179 |
Low acceleration sensitivity microphone
An implanted microphone is provided that has reduced sensitivity to vibration and attendant acceleration forces. In this regard, the microphone differentiates between the desirable and undesirable...
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7204850 |
Auditory ossicles prosthesis with ball-and-socket joint
An auditory ossicles prosthesis mountable with its one end on a hammer grip of a human auditory ossicies chain and with its another end on a raising bracket of the human auditory ossicles chain or...
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7204800 |
Implantable hearing aid transducer interface
An implantable hearing aid transducer interface disposable between an implantable transducer and a mounting apparatus and having at least a portion that is displaceable in response to a...
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7204799 |
Microphone optimized for implant use
An implantable microphone for use with an implantable hearing instrument that has a reduced vibration sensitivity in comparison with its acoustic sensitivity. The microphone utilizes a plurality of...
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7198596 |
Coupling device for a two-part bone-anchored hearing aid apparatus
A coupling device for attaching the external hearing aid part to the skull bone anchored part in a bone conducting hearing aid apparatus. The retaining force in the coupling device is substantially...
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7194314 |
Cochlear implant including a modiolar return electrode
A cochlear implant wherein the return path of the electrode array is located to increase current flow through the modiolus. The return electrode is placed at various locations outside the cochlea,...
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7190247 |
System and method for reducing effect of magnetic fields on a magnetic transducer
An electromagnetic driver transducer free of torque in the presence of an external magnetic field, of any direction and orientation (such as in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging environment). The...
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7186211 |
Transducer to actuator interface
An implantable hearing aid transducer including a transducer housing, a driver, and an actuator movably connected to the transducer housing. The transducer driver includes at least one coil and one...
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7166069 |
Variable reluctance motor
A variable reluctance motor is provided having a linear relationship between an input current and an output force. According to one aspect of the invention, the motor comprises a stator, an...
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7160244 |
Arrangement for a hearing aid
The arrangement is for controlling the connection for a hearing aid ( 15 ) with a fixture ( 13 ) anchored in the skull bone. A control arm ( 1 ) extends from a connector ( 17 ), disposed between...
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7153257 |
Implantable hearing aid transducer system
An implantable hearing aid system that includes a transducer housing that is rotatable relative to a transducer mounting apparatus to orient the transducer for interfacing with an auditory...
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7141014 |
Cushioning device for use with a hearing aid
A cushioning device for use with a hearing aid instrument for positioning in the ear of a user is disclosed. The cushioning device comprises a ring volume that encircles a predetermined portion of...
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7137946 |
Electrophysiological measurement method and system for positioning an implantable, hearing instrument transducer
An electrophysiological measurement method and system is provided for positioning an implantable transducer of a hearing instrument relative to a middle ear component or inner ear of a patient. The...
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7116794 |
Hearing-aid anchoring element
A hearing aid anchoring fixture ( 104 ) for anchoring a direct bone conduction hearing aid ( 108 ) to the skull bone ( 106 ), comprising a threaded portion ( 110 ) that has at least one cutting...
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7104130 |
Ultra-miniature accelerometers
A miniaturized micromachined (MEMS) accelerometer-based sensor suitable for use in biological applications, such as a middle ear implant, is provided. An encapsulation layer is deposited on top of...
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7065223 |
Hearing-aid interconnection system
The hearing-aid interconnection system has a skin-penetrating hearing-aid abutment ( 2 ) and a fixture ( 4 ) anchored in a skull bone ( 6 ). A first press fit is formed between a first contact...
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7033313 |
Surgically implantable hearing aid
The invention comprises a surgically implantable hearing aid for hearing impaired persons. The hearing aid includes a vibrational element which is vibrated by sound waves and attached to the skull...
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7021676 |
Connector system
A connector system for interconnecting a hearing aid ( 3 ) with a fixture ( 5 ) anchored in a bone segment ( 7 ). An abutment ( 9 ) has a contact surface ( 21 ) with is a substantially circular...
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