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Method and apparatus for fixation type feedback reduction in implantable hearing assistance systems

  • US 6,585,637 B2
  • Filed: 05/25/2001
  • Issued: 07/01/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for assisting hearing for a hearing-impaired person comprising:

  • receiving sound vibrations impinging on the person'"'"'s body habitus with an acoustic microphone disposed within the middle ear and converting the sound vibration with the microphone to an amplified electrical signal with a signal processor disposed on the person'"'"'s body habitus;

    delivering the amplified electrical signal to the inner ear with a transducer operatively coupled between the microphone and the inner ear;

    maintaining a mechanical feedback barrier between the microphone and the inner ear to minimize feedback therebetween during the receiving and delivering steps.

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