WO2006014915A3 - Improved transmitter and transducer for electromagnetic hearing devices - Google Patents

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WO2006014915A3
WO2006014915A3 PCT/US2005/026422 US2005026422W WO2006014915A3 WO 2006014915 A3 WO2006014915 A3 WO 2006014915A3 US 2005026422 W US2005026422 W US 2005026422W WO 2006014915 A3 WO2006014915 A3 WO 2006014915A3
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transducer
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hearing devices
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Rodney C Perkins
Sunil Puria
Jonathan P Fay
John H Winstead
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Rodney Perkins And Associates
Rodney C Perkins
Sunil Puria
Jonathan P Fay
John H Winstead
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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
    • H04R2460/00—Details of hearing devices, i.e. of ear- or headphones covered by H04R1/10 or H04R5/033 but not provided for in any of their subgroups, or of hearing aids covered by H04R25/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2460/09—Non-occlusive ear tips, i.e. leaving the ear canal open, for both custom and non-custom tips

Abstract

A hearing system (60) for producing audio signals perceptible to an individual. The hearing system includes a transducer having a surface adapted to attach to a middle-ear acoustic member (10) of the individual, wherein the transducer is responsive to variations in a magnetic field emitted by a transmitter to directly vibrate the acoustic member. The transmitter is supported within an ear canal (14) of the individual. The transmitter has a coil (64) and a core positioned so that the distal end of the core is located at a predetermined distance and orientation relative to the transducer.
PCT/US2005/026422 2004-07-28 2005-07-25 Improved transmitter and transducer for electromagnetic hearing devices WO2006014915A2 (en)

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JP2007523711A JP4870669B2 (en) 2004-07-28 2005-07-25 Improved transmitter and converter for electromagnetic hearing devices
EP05775522A EP1787492A4 (en) 2004-07-28 2005-07-25 Improved transmitter and transducer for electromagnetic hearing devices

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US10/902,660 US7421087B2 (en) 2004-07-28 2004-07-28 Transducer for electromagnetic hearing devices

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