×

Connector for implantable hearing aid

  • US 6,517,476 B1
  • Filed: 05/30/2000
  • Issued: 02/11/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An implantable hearing aid apparatus comprising:

  • an implantable male connector having an outer housing and at least one internal conductor, said male connector being operatively interconnected for signal transmission with a first implantable hearing aid component; and

    , an implantable female connector for selectively and sealably receiving the implantable male connector and having an outer housing and at least one internal conductor, said female connector being operatively interconnected for signal transmission with a second implantable hearing aid component, wherein said implantable male connector and implantable female connector are selectively interconnectable for subcutaneous signal transmission between said first component and said second component;

    wherein at least one pair of said implantable male connector and first component, and said female connector and said second component, are non-releasably interconnected and sealably disposed within a common support structure that is integrally defined.

View all claims
  • 14 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×