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Implantable hearing aid actuator positioning

  • US 7,582,052 B2
  • Filed: 04/27/2005
  • Issued: 09/01/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for assessing a position of an actuator of an implantable hearing instrument transducer relative to an auditory component of a patient, comprising:

  • transmitting at least one acoustic test signal to an ear canal of a patient;

    receiving at least one reflected acoustic signal from the ear canal of the patient in response to said transmitting step; and

    ,assessing a position of an actuator of an implantable hearing instrument transducer relative to an auditory component of the patient using the at least one reflected acoustic signal.

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