EP 1566074 A4 20110126 - IMPLANTED OUTER EAR CANAL HEARING AID
Title (en)
IMPLANTED OUTER EAR CANAL HEARING AID
Title (de)
HÖRGERÄTIMPLANTAT FÜR DEN ÄUSSEREN GEHÖRGANG
Title (fr)
APPAREIL DE CORRECTION AUDITIVE D'OREILLE INTERNE IMPLANTE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0335348 W 20031105
- US 42491202 P 20021108
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2004043290A2] A hearing aid system including an implant (60) configured for insertion into a recess (40) formed under the skin of the retro-auricular space (50), which implant does not occlude the ear canal (30). The implant includes electronic circuitry (72), a transducer (65, e.g., speaker), antenna (64), and power source (66). The hearing aid also includes an external module (70), which module includes a microphone (163), electronics (172), antenna (164), and power source (166). A telemetry link (76) between the external module antenna and the implant antenna allows transmissions between the microphone module and the implant.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
IPC 8 main group level
A61F (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H04R 25/554 (2013.01); H04R 25/558 (2013.01); H04R 2225/31 (2013.01); H04R 2225/67 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] US 6094493 A 20000725 - BOROWSKY HANS-DIETER [DE], et al
- [Y] DE 20111070 U1 20011004 - AURIC HOERSYSTEME GMBH & CO KG [DE]
- [Y] DE 3744745 A1 19890615 - JANSEN CLAUS DR MED [DE]
- [Y] DE 29813577 U1 19981105 - AURIC HOERSYSTEME GMBH & CO KG [DE]
- [A] US 2001053871 A1 20011220 - ZILBERMAN YITZHAK [US], et al
- [A] EP 1139692 A2 20011004 - IMPLEX HEAR TECH AG [DE]
- [A] WO 9837926 A1 19980903 - MANN ALFRED E FOUND SCIENT RES [US], et al
- [A] DEDDENS A E ET AL: "Totally implantable hearing aids: The effects of skin thickness on microphone function", AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, W.B. SAUNDERS, PHILADELPHIA, PA, US, vol. 11, no. 1, 1 January 1990 (1990-01-01), pages 1 - 4, XP022899375, ISSN: 0196-0709, [retrieved on 19900101], DOI: 10.1016/0196-0709(90)90162-O
- See references of WO 2004043290A2
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)
WO 2004043290 A2 20040527; WO 2004043290 A3 20050519; WO 2004043290 B1 20050630; AU 2003291324 A1 20040603; AU 2003291324 B2 20080522; AU 2003291324 B8 20081009; EP 1566074 A2 20050824; EP 1566074 A4 20110126; JP 2006508567 A 20060309
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0335348 W 20031105; AU 2003291324 A 20031105; EP 03768716 A 20031105; JP 2004551792 A 20031105