EP 1522208 A1 20050413 - PARTLY IMPLANTED HEARING AID
Title (en)
PARTLY IMPLANTED HEARING AID
Title (de)
TEILPLANTIERBARES HÖRHILFEGERÄT
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF D'AIDE AUDITIVE PARTIELLEMENT IMPLANTE
Publication
Application
Priority
- FR 0301889 W 20030619
- FR 0207738 A 20020621
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2006015155A1] The invention concerns a hearing aid comprising: an outer housing ( 1 ) containing a signal processing module ( 11 ) connected in input to at least a microphone ( 13 ) and in output to an earphone for transmitting a sound signal into the patient's external auditory canal ( 5 ); at least one first magnetic component ( 12 ) arranged in the outer housing ( 1 ); at least one second magnetic component ( 21 ) arranged in an implantable housing designed to be implanted under the patient's skin, at a site where the outer housing ( 1 ) can be maintained, the first magnetic component being arranged in the outer housing such that a magnetic attraction force is exerted with the second magnetic component when the outer housing ( 1 ) is placed at said site; and a device for delivering sound signals into the patient's external auditory canal comprising the earphone and a connection ( 4 ) between the outer housing ( 1 ) and the auditory canal.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
H04R 25/606 (2013.01 - EP US); H04R 2225/67 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2004002193A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2006015155 A1 20060119; US 7266208 B2 20070904; AT E480108 T1 20100915; AU 2003260612 A1 20040106; DE 60334002 D1 20101014; EP 1522208 A1 20050413; EP 1522208 B1 20100901; FR 2841429 A1 20031226; FR 2841429 B1 20051111; WO 2004002193 A1 20031231
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 51912305 A 20050815; AT 03760752 T 20030619; AU 2003260612 A 20030619; DE 60334002 T 20030619; EP 03760752 A 20030619; FR 0207738 A 20020621; FR 0301889 W 20030619