Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130018218 | Systems, Devices, Components and Methods for Bone Conduction Hearing Aids - Various embodiments of systems, devices, components, and methods are disclosed for hearing devices and systems. | 01-17-2013 |
20140121449 | Adjustable Magnetic Systems, Devices, Components and Methods for Bone Conduction Hearing Aids - Various embodiments of systems, devices, components, and methods are disclosed for adjustable bone conduction hearing aids where a patient or health care provided can select different positions of a magnetic spacer on a patient's skull after a magnetic implant has been implanted beneath the patient's skin and affixed to the patient's skull. | 05-01-2014 |
20140121450 | Magnetic Abutment Systems, Devices, Components and Methods for Bone Conduction Hearing Aids - Various embodiments of systems, devices, components, and methods are disclosed for magnetically coupling ferrous or magnetic spacers of bone conduction hearing aids to ferrous or magnetic bone screws or implants affixed to a patient's skull. In one embodiment, a spacer is provided that is configured to magnetically couple the hearing aid to an abutment and corresponding bone screw, or to an implanted ferrous or magnetic member, that is affixed to the patient's skull. | 05-01-2014 |
20140121451 | Magnetic Spacer Systems, Devices, Components and Methods for Bone Conduction Hearing Aids - Various embodiments of systems, devices, components, and methods are disclosed for magnetic spacers configured for use in conjunction with bone conduction hearing aids and corresponding magnetic implants. According to some embodiments, the magnetic spacers are configured to vary the amount and/or orientation or direction of magnetic coupling force provided thereby. | 05-01-2014 |
20140121452 | Abutment Attachment Systems, Mechanisms, Devices, Components and Methods for Bone Conduction Hearing Aids - Various embodiments of systems, devices, components, and methods are disclosed for mechanically coupling a bone conduction hearing aid, or a spacer or other device for a bone conduction hearing aid, to an abutment of a bone screw affixed to a patient's skull. Some embodiments of abutment attachment mechanisms employ axially-directed forces to secure a hearing aid to an abutment of a bone screw, while others employ radially directed forces to secure a hearing aid to an abutment of a bone screw. | 05-01-2014 |
20140270293 | Systems, Devices, Components and Methods for Providing Acoustic Isolation Between Microphones and Transducers in Bone Conduction Magnetic Hearing Aids - Disclosed are various embodiments of systems, devices, components and methods for reducing feedback between a transducer and a microphone in a magnetic bone conduction hearing aid. Such systems, devices, components and methods include providing encapsulation compartments for the transducer and/or the microphone, and providing an acoustically-isolating housing for the microphone that is separate and apart from the main housing of the hearing aid. | 09-18-2014 |
20140275735 | Implantable Sound Transmission Device for Magnetic Hearing Aid, And Corresponding Systems, Devices and Components - Various embodiments of systems, devices, components, and methods are disclosed for a magnetic hearing aid system comprising an implantable sound transmission device configured for implantation in a patient's skull. The sound transmission device is configured to receive acoustic signals generated by an EM transducer in a magnetic hearing aid that are transmitted through the patient's skin, and to transmit the received acoustic signals to the patient's cochlea via one or more sound-transmitting metal members. According to some embodiments, the sound transmission device is curved to permit optimal placement of the hearing aid and corresponding magnetic implant behind a patient's ear. | 09-18-2014 |
20140275736 | Sound Acquisition and Analysis Systems, Devices and Components for Magnetic Hearing Aids - Disclosed are various embodiments of components and devices in a sound acquisition system for a magnetic hearing aid that include a sound acquisition device. In one embodiment, the sound acquisition device is configured to be positioned between a magnetic spacer and a magnetic implant, and to be magnetically coupled to the magnetic spacer and the magnetic implant, such that sound signals generated by an EM transducer in the hearing aid may be acquired by a sound sensor forming a portion of the sound acquisition device as the sound signals pass through the sound acquisition device into the patient's skull or a test fixture. | 09-18-2014 |