EP0984663A3 - Dispositif transducteur pour prothèse auditive partiellement ou totalment implantée - Google Patents

Dispositif transducteur pour prothèse auditive partiellement ou totalment implantée Download PDF

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EP0984663A3
EP0984663A3 EP98121495A EP98121495A EP0984663A3 EP 0984663 A3 EP0984663 A3 EP 0984663A3 EP 98121495 A EP98121495 A EP 98121495A EP 98121495 A EP98121495 A EP 98121495A EP 0984663 A3 EP0984663 A3 EP 0984663A3
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Hans Dr.-Ing. Leysieffer
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04RLOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00Electric hearing aids
    • H04R25/60Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • H04R25/604Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of acoustic or vibrational transducers
    • H04R25/606Mounting 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
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04RLOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/67Implantable hearing aids or parts thereof not covered by H04R25/606
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04RLOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00Electric hearing aids
    • H04R25/55Electric hearing aids using an external connection, either wireless or wired
    • H04R25/558Remote control, e.g. of amplification, frequency

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
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  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
  • Electrotherapy Devices (AREA)
EP98121495A 1998-09-03 1998-11-12 Dispositif transducteur pour prothèses auditives partiellement ou totalment implantées Expired - Lifetime EP0984663B1 (fr)

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DE19840212 1998-09-03
DE19840212A DE19840212C2 (de) 1998-09-03 1998-09-03 Wandleranordnung für teil- oder vollimplantierbare Hörgeräte

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EP0984663A2 EP0984663A2 (fr) 2000-03-08
EP0984663A3 true EP0984663A3 (fr) 2006-05-17
EP0984663B1 EP0984663B1 (fr) 2010-10-27

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US (1) US6162169A (fr)
EP (1) EP0984663B1 (fr)
AU (1) AU760815B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA2274211C (fr)
DE (2) DE19840212C2 (fr)
DK (1) DK0984663T3 (fr)

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DE19935029C2 (de) 1999-07-26 2003-02-13 Phonak Ag Staefa Implantierbare Anordnung zum mechanischen Ankoppeln eines Treiberteils an eine Ankoppelstelle
DE10015421C2 (de) 2000-03-28 2002-07-04 Implex Ag Hearing Technology I Teil- oder vollimplantierbares Hörsystem
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DE10031832C2 (de) 2000-06-30 2003-04-30 Cochlear Ltd Hörgerät zur Rehabilitation einer Hörstörung
DE10039401C2 (de) 2000-08-11 2002-06-13 Implex Ag Hearing Technology I Mindestens teilweise implantierbares Hörsystem
DE10041726C1 (de) 2000-08-25 2002-05-23 Implex Ag Hearing Technology I Implantierbares Hörsystem mit Mitteln zur Messung der Ankopplungsqualität
DE10047388C1 (de) * 2000-09-25 2002-01-10 Implex Hear Tech Ag Mindestens teilweise implantierbares Hörsystem
DE10114838A1 (de) * 2001-03-26 2002-10-10 Implex Ag Hearing Technology I Vollständig implantierbares Hörsystem
US6875166B2 (en) * 2001-09-06 2005-04-05 St. Croix Medical, Inc. Method for creating a coupling between a device and an ear structure in an implantable hearing assistance device
US7278963B2 (en) * 2003-01-27 2007-10-09 Otologics, Llc Implantable hearing aid transducer with advanceable actuator to facilitate coupling with the auditory system
EP1422971B1 (fr) * 2002-11-20 2012-11-07 Phonak Ag Transducteur implantable pour des systèmes auditifs et procédé d'ajustement de la réponse en fréquence d'un tel transducteur
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US9729981B2 (en) 2011-05-12 2017-08-08 Cochlear Limited Identifying hearing prosthesis actuator resonance peak(s)
US9900709B2 (en) 2013-03-15 2018-02-20 Cochlear Limited Determining impedance-related phenomena in vibrating actuator and identifying device system characteristics based thereon
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EP0520153A1 (fr) * 1991-06-17 1992-12-30 American Cyanamid Company Transducteur implantable et fermé hermétiquement
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DE19840212A1 (de) 2000-03-23
AU2250899A (en) 2000-03-16
AU760815B2 (en) 2003-05-22
DE19840212C2 (de) 2001-08-02
EP0984663B1 (fr) 2010-10-27
DK0984663T3 (da) 2011-02-14
DE59814473D1 (de) 2010-12-09
CA2274211C (fr) 2002-07-09
EP0984663A2 (fr) 2000-03-08
CA2274211A1 (fr) 2000-03-03

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