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Hearing aid transducer support

  • US 6,001,129 A
  • Filed: 08/07/1997
  • Issued: 12/14/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/07/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A support system for mounting a transducer within a middle ear into engagement with an ossicular element, the support system comprising:

  • a bracket shaped for implantation within the middle ear, said bracket having a portion with an opening therein suitable for receipt of a bone attachment mechanism, and a transducer attaching portion for attaching a portion of a transducer to the bracket so that another portion of the transducer is engageable with an ossicular element; and

    a bone attachment mechanism sized for placement through the bracket opening and engagement with a portion of the bracket for affixing the bracket to the mastoid bone, the location of the transducer attaching portion with respect to the bone attachment mechanism being adjustable.

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