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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105229 | 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 position set by the micromanipulator, the micromanipulator being adapte... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096937 | Adaptive cancellation system for implantable hearing instruments 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 utilizing at least one motion sensor to produce a motion signal when an imp... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8043203 | Method and device for tinnitus therapy A method and device for tinnitus therapy. The method includes generating pure sounds, each having a predetermined frequency, within an audible range, and waiting for a user to press an input button when the user hears the pure sound. Then, the hearing characteristic... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7976453 | 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 an electric switching function depending on the orientation of an ex... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7955250 | 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 selected. A microphone device with an increased membrane flexibility an... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7955249 | Output transducers for hearing systems Apparatus for directly stimulating a tympanic membrane or other acoustic member comprising a support with a plurality of activatable elements. The support can be mounted on the tympanic membrane and the activatable elements are distributed on the support to provide ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7951063 | 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 superior semicircular canals without breaching the integrity of the ca... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7922647 | Surgical instrument set and procedure for implanting sound transducer proximate to patient's outer ear canal A hearing aid system (10) including an implantable device (60), and a surgical instrument (134) for enabling a physician to install the implant (60) in a patient's body in a simple office procedure using only local anesthesia. ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7905824 | Implantable hearing aid transducer with advanceable actuator to faciliate 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 from the transducer that is insertable into an aperture defined betw... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7867160 | Systems and methods for photo-mechanical hearing transduction Hearing systems for both hearing impaired and normal hearing subjects comprise an input transducer and a separate output transducer. The input transducer will include a light source for generating a light signal in response to either ambient sound or an external ele... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7854697 | 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 an audio signal in accordance with a predetermined masking algorithm... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7854698 | Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations via an electronic and/or transducer assembly through a dental implant are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon the implant to form a hearing assembly. The electr... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7850596 | 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 an audio signal in accordance with a predetermined masking algorithm... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7819795 | 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 preferred embodiment a receiving assembly detects sound waves and transmits... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7775964 | 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 utilizing at least one motion sensor to produce a motion signal when an imp... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7753838 | Implantable transducer with transverse force application An implantable hearing aid transducer is provided that allows providing movement for stimulation purposes in at least first and second directions. This allows for moving an auditory component in a direction that may be substantially aligned with a natural direction ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7744525 | Moving coil actuator for middle ear implants A hearing enhancement includes an audio processor that generates an electrical audio signal and transmits the signal to a coil. The coil is implanted into a patient in a position that results in transmission of mechanical stimulation to the inner ear when the coil i... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7736297 | 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 an audio signal in accordance with a predetermined masking algorithm... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7722524 | 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 of the person, and a connector which crosses the mastoid cavity and d... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7722525 | Lateral coupling of an implantable hearing aid actuator to an auditory component An apparatus and method is provided for lateral contact loading of an implantable transducer relative to an auditory component. The apparatus may include a contact tip for directly contacting a lateral aspect of an auditory component, and a vibratory actuator adapte... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7682303 | Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations via an electronic and/or transducer assembly through a dental implant are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon the implant to form a hearing assembly. The electr... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7670278 | Hearing aid system A direct bone conduction hearing aid system for generating direct bone conduction vibration includes a vibrator that is placed in an implanted vibrator unit and an implanted energy-receiving unit that has an energy-receiving inductive coil. A vibrator supply cable c... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7651460 | Totally implantable hearing system A totally implantable hearing system having a sound processing device, a coil assembly, and a magnet assembly. The magnet assembly is implanted in the middle ear of a user and is in contact with at least a portion of an ossicle of the middle ear. The sound processin... | 01/26/2010 |
| 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 hearing aid transducer is located in proximity to the auditory component... | 09/01/2009 |
| 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 an electric switching function depending on the orientation of an ex... | 07/28/2009 |
| 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 utilizing at least one motion sensor to produce a motion signal when an imp... | 07/07/2009 |
| 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 second vibrating members attached to both edges of the respective fir... | 06/16/2009 |
| 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 or picks up vibration in a direction substantially transverse to its ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 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 an audio signal in accordance with a predetermined masking algorithm... | 04/21/2009 |
| 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 transmit vibrations and which is configured in such a way that it can d... | 02/10/2009 |
| 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 cochlea implant or an implantable hearing aid, consisting of one or m... | 01/27/2009 |
| 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 armature, and at least one magnetic member to provide a biasing force on the... | 12/23/2008 |
| 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 superior semicircular canals without breaching the integrity of the ca... | 10/28/2008 |
| 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 surrounding at least part of the receiver housing, the expansible arrangement h... | 09/16/2008 |
| 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 first portion and a second portion having a rounded transition therebe... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7372970 | Pocket hearing aid Pocket hearing aids are to be designed to be more comfortable. To this end there is provision on one hand for a wireless communication connection to be established between the microphone part and the earpiece part. To this end the microphone device of the pocket hea... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7362875 | Balloon-expandable hearing device fitting system and self-expanding hearing device A self-expanding hearing device is disclosed. The device includes a body, a membrane coupled to the body, and a frame coupled to the body, so that a user can compress the frame for insertion into the user's ear canal, and when the user releases compression the frame... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358759 | Semiconductor device with bus terminating function The distance between a drain contact and gate electrode in a terminating transistor, which couples a termination resistor connected to an output terminal to a power source node, is set shorter than in an output transistor, which drives an output node in accordance w... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 specifically, the microphone is mounted to soft tissue of the patient to at leas... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 preferred embodiment a receiving assembly detects sound waves and transmits... | 03/18/2008 |
