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| 20080255406 | Implantable Auditory Stimulation Systems Having a Transducer and a Transduction Medium - Systems and methods for improving sound perception in a subject equipped with an implantable vibratory unit comprising a transducer and a transduction medium in which the transducer is disposed within or against the transduction medium. The transducer is configured to impart vibrations to a vibratory structure of a subject's ear through the transduction medium in response to an electrical signal corresponding to sound. In certain embodiments, the transduction medium directly contacts the vibratory structure of the subject's ear, whereas the transducer does not. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20100048983 | Multipath Stimulation Hearing Systems - A prosthetic hearing system is described that provides multi-path stimulation of the patient auditory system. A mechanical stimulation component applies mechanical stimulation signals to cerebral tissue such as the dura mater, cerebrospinal fluid, vestibular structures, etc. using multiple separate mechanical stimulation channels. And an electrical stimulation component provides electrical stimulation of auditory neural tissue of the patient user. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20110022120 | Magnetic Attachment Arrangement for Implantable Device - A magnet arrangement is described for use in implantable devices. An implantable housing contains a portion of an implantable electronic system. A cylindrical implant magnet arrangement within the housing includes multiple adjacent magnetic sections wherein at least two of the magnetic sections have opposing magnetic orientations in opposite magnetic directions. There may also be a similar external housing having a corresponding magnet arrangement. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110070747 | Communications/Audio Interface with Self-Orienting Magnet Attachment System - An electronic connection device is described. A magnetic connector interface has at least two adjacent magnetic interface elements. One is a north wiring interface element having an outer surface with a north magnetic field orientation and at least one wiring contact for providing electrical connection to at least one north electrical wire. The other interface element is a south wiring interface element having an outer surface with a south magnetic field orientation and at least one wiring contact for providing electrical connection to at least one south electrical wire. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110105829 | Implantable Signal Delivery Systems - An implantable hearing prosthesis is described for a recipient patient. An implantable receiving coil receives an externally generated communication data signal. An implantable signal processor is in communication with the receiving coil for converting the communication data signal into a transducer stimulation signal. An implantable enclosed acoustic transducer is in communication with the signal processor for converting the transducer stimulation signal into an acoustic signal for generating acoustic vibrational stimulation of one or more hearing structures in the middle ear of the patient. The transducer can be enclosed in an implantable signal delivery baffle. A probe microphone system includes a baffle to seal middle ear structures to reduce ambient noise pickup. | 05-05-2011 |
