公开(公告)号：US08435290B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-07

申请号：US12730492

申请日：2010-03-24

申请人： Anton G. Clifford ,  Joshua Makower ,  John Y. Chang ,  John H. Morriss ,  Earl A. Bright, II ,  Eric Goldfarb ,  Julia D. Vrany ,  Ketan P. Muni ,  William E. Bolger ,  Joseph Roberson

发明人： Anton G. Clifford ,  Joshua Makower ,  John Y. Chang ,  John H. Morriss ,  Earl A. Bright, II ,  Eric Goldfarb ,  Julia D. Vrany ,  Ketan P. Muni ,  William E. Bolger ,  Joseph Roberson

IPC分类号： A61F2/18

CPC分类号： A61F11/002

摘要： Methods and devices for providing a gas pathway between the nasopharynx and the Eustachian tube are provided. One device may include a lumen with a valve. A portion of the valve may be tethered to adjacent muscle. Another portion of the valve may be tethered to adjacent cartilage. When the muscle contracts the valve may open through movement of the tethers, and provide a gas pathway between the nasopharynx and the Eustachian tube.

公开(公告)号：US20100305697A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-02

申请号：US12730492

申请日：2010-03-24

申请人： Anton G. Clifford ,  Joshua Makower ,  John Y. Chang ,  John H. Morriss ,  Earl A. Bright, II ,  Eric Goldfarb ,  Julia D. Vrany ,  Ketan P. Muni ,  William E. Bolger ,  Joseph Roberson

发明人： Anton G. Clifford ,  Joshua Makower ,  John Y. Chang ,  John H. Morriss ,  Earl A. Bright, II ,  Eric Goldfarb ,  Julia D. Vrany ,  Ketan P. Muni ,  William E. Bolger ,  Joseph Roberson

IPC分类号： A61F11/00 ,  A61F2/18

CPC分类号： A61F11/002

摘要： Methods and devices for providing a gas pathway between the nasopharynx and the Eustachian tube are provided. One device may include a lumen with a valve. A portion of the valve may be tethered to adjacent muscle. Another portion of the valve may be tethered to adjacent cartilage. When the muscle contracts the valve may open through movement of the tethers, and provide a gas pathway between the nasopharynx and the Eustachian tube.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于在鼻咽和咽鼓管之间提供气体通路的方法和装置。 一个装置可以包括具有阀的内腔。 阀的一部分可以系在相邻的肌肉上。 阀的另一部分可以连接到相邻的软骨上。 当肌肉收缩时，阀可以通过系绳的移动而打开，并且在鼻咽和咽鼓管之间提供气体通路。

公开(公告)号：US20050245990A1

公开(公告)日：2005-11-03

申请号：US10833424

申请日：2004-04-28

申请人： Joseph Roberson

发明人： Joseph Roberson

IPC分类号： A61N1/18 ,  A61N1/36

CPC分类号： A61N1/36036

摘要： An implant device for treating hearing disorders. In one exemplary embodiment, an implant body is dimensioned for attachment to the ossicular chain of a patient. The implant body carries a micro-encapsulated MEMS inertial sensing device that is electrically coupled by a micro-cable to an implantable signal processing system. The MEMS inertial sensor is capable of directly sensing acoustic waves transmitted through the ossicular chain. Signals from the inertial sensor are sent to the signal processing system for filtering, conditioning and amplification to thereafter be carried to a plurality of electrodes carried by a cochlear implant.

摘要翻译： 一种用于治疗听力障碍的植入装置。 在一个示例性实施例中，植入物主体的尺寸被设计成用于附接到患者的小耳链。 植入体携带微封装MEMS惯性感测装置，其通过微电缆电耦合到可植入信号处理系统。 MEMS惯性传感器能够直接感测通过小耳链传播的声波。 来自惯性传感器的信号被发送到信号处理系统用于滤波，调节和放大，随后将其传送到由人工耳蜗携带的多个电极。