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Fully implantable hearing aid system

  • US 8,142,344 B2
  • Filed: 02/23/2006
  • Issued: 03/27/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for enhancing a patient'"'"'s ability to hear audible sound, said system comprising:

  • a sound generator module including an output transducer responsive to an applied electric drive signal for producing sound energy;

    said sound generator module comprising a housing configured for implantation in subcutaneous tissue adjacent to the patient'"'"'s outer ear canal for projecting said sound energy into said outer ear canal;

    a sound receiver module including an input transducer responsive to audible sound for producing an electric drive signal representative of said audible sound;

    said sound receiver module comprising a case configured for implantation proximate to the patient'"'"'s pinna;

    an electric cable connecting said sound receiver module to said sound generator module for applying said electric drive signal to said output transducer;

    wherein said electric cable is configured for subcutaneous implantation extending between said sound receiver module and said sound generator module;

    wherein said sound generator module housing includes a body portion and a projecting stud portion; and

    whereinsaid stud portion is configured to project percutaneously through the patient'"'"'s skin surrounding said outer ear canal for projecting sound energy into said outer ear canal.

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