Direct-drive acoustic amplification using a tympanostomy tube

    公开(公告)号:US09794704B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-17

    申请号:US14500882

    申请日:2014-09-29

    CPC classification number: H04R25/606

    Abstract: A hearing aid apparatus is provided. In one embodiment, a system and method are provided for using a tympanostomy tube as a platform for driving the middle ear. The system and method may employ a mechanical interface for driving the middle ear. In another embodiment, a hearing aid apparatus includes a direct-drive hearing device (DHD) having a silicone mold on one end, where the silicone mold has an attached magnet; and a tympanostomy tube with a ferromagnetic cap, where the tympanostomy tube is insertable into a tympanic membrane. The DHD is configured for insertion in an ear canal such that the magnet attached to the silicone mold is in contact with the ferromagnetic cap of the tympanostomy tube.

    Micro-bubble plate for patterning biological and non-biological materials
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    发明授权
    Micro-bubble plate for patterning biological and non-biological materials 有权
    用于生物和非生物材料图案的微泡板

    公开(公告)号:US09012193B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-21

    申请号:US13777949

    申请日:2013-02-26

    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for patterning biological and non-biological material at specific sites on a plate, as well as growing three dimensional structures. Preferred embodiments comprise a plate with regions that will trap gas, usually in the form of bubbles, when the plate is submerged in liquid. Other embodiment of the present invention include a method for placing materials on the plate at pre-determined locations through the use of trapped gas to prevent materials from collecting at unwanted regions. The plate has great utility for plating cells and tissues at specific sites, such as on an array. The disclosed method can also be used to coat the surface of a plate with coatings at specific locations for patterned coating applications and to build up materials to produce three dimensional structures, including micromechanical structures—where the structures may be formed from living or non-living material, tissue or non-tissue, organic or inorganic, and the like.

    Abstract translation: 提供了系统和方法,用于在板上的特定位置图案化生物和非生物材料,以及生长三维结构。 优选实施例包括具有区域的板,当板被浸没在液体中时,其具有通常以气泡形式捕获气体的区域。 本发明的其它实施方案包括通过使用截留的气体将材料放置在预定位置处的材料的方法,以防止材料在不想要的区域收集。 该板对于在特定位置(例如阵列)上的电镀细胞和组织具有很大的用途。 所公开的方法还可以用于在具有特定位置的涂层涂覆板的表面以用于图案化涂布应用,并且建立材料以产生三维结构,包括微机械结构,其中结构可以由活的或非活的 材料,组织或非组织,有机或无机等。

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