WO2007044460A3 - Implantable transducer with transverse force application - Google Patents

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WO2007044460A3
WO2007044460A3 PCT/US2006/038971 US2006038971W WO2007044460A3 WO 2007044460 A3 WO2007044460 A3 WO 2007044460A3 US 2006038971 W US2006038971 W US 2006038971W WO 2007044460 A3 WO2007044460 A3 WO 2007044460A3
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movement
vibratory member
transducer
force application
transverse force
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James Easter
Jose Bedoya
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Otologics Llc
James Easter
Jose Bedoya
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • H04R25/604—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of acoustic or vibrational transducers
    • H04R25/606—Mounting 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/67—Implantable hearing aids or parts thereof not covered by H04R25/606

Abstract

An implantable hearing aid transducer is provided that allows movement for stimulation purposes in at least first and second directions, allowing movement of an auditory component in a direction that may be substantially aligned with a natural direction of movement. In one arrangement, a middle ear transducer having an elongated vibratory member that extends into a patient's tympanic cavity is operative to move a tip of the vibratory member in at least first and second directions. A first direction may be along a long axis of the vibratory member while a second direction may be in a direction that is at least partially transverse to the long axis of the vibratory member. Further, the transducer may be positionable to provide alignment of the vibratory member such that the transverse direction o movement is substantially aligned with a direction of natural movement of a middle ear component to be stimulated.
PCT/US2006/038971 2005-10-06 2006-10-05 Implantable transducer with transverse force application WO2007044460A2 (en)

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