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公开(公告)号:US20130010988A1
公开(公告)日:2013-01-10
申请号:US13617141
申请日:2012-09-14
申请人: Scott Allan Miller, III , Travis Rian Andrews , Robert Edwin Schneider , David L. Basinger , James R. Easter
发明人: Scott Allan Miller, III , Travis Rian Andrews , Robert Edwin Schneider , David L. Basinger , James R. Easter
IPC分类号: H04R1/02
CPC分类号: H04R19/016 , H04R2225/67
摘要: An implantable microphone comprises a hermetically-sealed, enclosed volume and an electret member and back plate disposed with a space therebetween and capacitively coupleable to provide an output signal indicative of acoustic signals incident upon at least one of the electret member and back plate. The back plate may be disposed to define a peripheral portion of the enclosed volume, e.g., the back plate may be defined as part of a flexible diaphragm that receives external acoustic signals. Vents may be provided to fluidly interconnect first and second portions of the enclosed volume that are located on first and second sides of the electret member. In another embodiment, the electret member may be flexible and spaced relative to a flexible outer diaphragm.
摘要翻译: 可植入麦克风包括气密密封的封闭容积和驻极体构件和背板,它们之间具有空间,并且电容性地可耦合以提供指示入射到驻极体构件和背板中的至少一个的声信号的输出信号。 背板可以被设置成限定封闭容积的周边部分,例如,背板可以被限定为接收外部声学信号的柔性隔膜的一部分。 通风口可以设置成流体地互连位于驻极体构件的第一和第二侧上的封闭容积的第一和第二部分。 在另一个实施例中,驻极体构件可相对于柔性外隔膜是柔性的和间隔开的。
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公开(公告)号:US07840020B1
公开(公告)日:2010-11-23
申请号:US11277690
申请日:2006-03-28
CPC分类号: H04R25/604 , H04R19/016 , H04R25/606 , H04R2225/67
摘要: An implanted microphone is provided that has reduced sensitivity to vibration and attendant acceleration forces to differentiate between desirable and undesirable components of a transcutaneously received signal. More specifically, the microphone utilizes an output that is indicative of acceleration forces acting on the implanted microphone to counteract and/or cancel the effects of acceleration-induced pressures in an output signal of a microphone diaphragm. In one arrangement, a microphone having two diaphragms pneumatically cancels acceleration pressures. In this arrangement, a first diaphragm receives and generates a response to commingled acoustic and acceleration forces and a second diaphragm is substantially isolated from the acoustic forces. That is, the second diaphragm generates a response to acceleration forces. The displacements of the first and second diaphragms are pneumatically combined. The result of such pneumatic combination is that the acoustic component of the first diaphragm is enhanced in a resulting output signal.
摘要翻译: 提供了一种植入式麦克风,其具有降低的对振动的敏感性和伴随的加速力以区分经皮接收信号的期望和不期望的分量。 更具体地,麦克风利用表示作用在植入式麦克风上的加速力的输出来抵消和/或消除麦克风隔膜的输出信号中加速度引起的压力的影响。 在一种布置中,具有两个隔膜的麦克风气动地抵消加速压力。 在这种布置中,第一隔膜接收并产生对混合声和加速力的响应,并且第二隔膜基本上与声力隔离。 也就是说,第二隔膜产生对加速力的响应。 第一和第二隔膜的位移被气动组合。 这种气动组合的结果是在所得到的输出信号中增强了第一隔膜的声学分量。
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公开(公告)号:US07214179B2
公开(公告)日:2007-05-08
申请号:US11097113
申请日:2005-04-01
申请人: Scott Allan Miller, III , Robert Edwin Schneider , David L. Basinger , Travis Rian Andrews , Bernd Waldmann
发明人: Scott Allan Miller, III , Robert Edwin Schneider , David L. Basinger , Travis Rian Andrews , Bernd Waldmann
IPC分类号: H04R25/00
CPC分类号: H04R25/604 , H04R19/016 , H04R25/606 , H04R2225/67
摘要: An implanted microphone is provided that has reduced sensitivity to vibration and attendant acceleration forces. In this regard, the microphone differentiates between the desirable and undesirable components of a transcutaneously received signal. More specifically, the present invention utilizes an output that is indicative of acceleration forces acting on the implanted microphone (e.g., an acceleration signal) to counteract and/or cancel the effects of acceleration induced pressures in an output signal of a microphone diaphragm. This may be done in a variety of ways, including but not limited to, pneumatically, mechanically, electrical analog, or digitally, or combinations thereof. In one arrangement, the generated output may be filtered to match the an acceleration response of the output signal of the microphone diaphragm such that upon removal of the motion signal from the microphone output, the remaining signal is an acoustic signal.
摘要翻译: 提供植入式麦克风,其具有降低的对振动和伴随的加速力的敏感性。 在这方面,麦克风区分经皮接收信号的期望和不期望的分量。 更具体地,本发明利用表示作用在植入麦克风上的加速力(例如,加速度信号)的输出来抵消和/或消除麦克风隔膜的输出信号中的加速度感应压力的影响。 这可以以各种方式进行,包括但不限于气动的,机械的,电的类似的,或数字的,或它们的组合。 在一种布置中,可以对所产生的输出进行滤波以匹配麦克风隔膜的输出信号的加速度响应,使得在从麦克风输出移除运动信号时,剩余信号是声信号。
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公开(公告)号:US08366601B2
公开(公告)日:2013-02-05
申请号:US11860167
申请日:2007-09-24
IPC分类号: H04R25/00
CPC分类号: H04R25/606 , H04R2225/67
摘要: An implantable hearing aid transducer apparatus provides a simplified approach for interface with a middle ear component. The transducer includes a transducer housing, an actuator for middle ear coupling, and a driver having a magnet or coil interconnected to the actuator to induce movement in response to driver signals. In one feature, the actuator may be advanceable through an aperture of the housing independent from operation of the driver. In another feature, a portion of the transducer may be rotatable. In another feature, a retention apparatus may function to selectively secure a rotatable portion of the housing in a selected position. In an additional feature, a seal may be disposed around a driver component and connected to the actuator.
摘要翻译: 可植入助听器传感器装置提供了与中耳组件接口的简化方法。 换能器包括换能器壳体,用于中耳耦合的致动器和具有与致动器相互连接的磁体或线圈的驱动器,以响应于驱动器信号而引起运动。 在一个特征中,致动器可以独立于驾驶员的操作而可通过壳体的孔而前进。 在另一特征中,换能器的一部分可以是可旋转的。 在另一个特征中,保持装置可用于选择性地将壳体的可旋转部分固定在选定位置。 在另外的特征中,可以将密封件设置在驱动器部件周围并连接到致动器。
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公开(公告)号:US20090163978A1
公开(公告)日:2009-06-25
申请号:US12275018
申请日:2008-11-20
申请人: Scott Allan Miller, III , Travis Rian Andrews , Robert Edwin Schneider , David L. Basinger , James R. Easter
发明人: Scott Allan Miller, III , Travis Rian Andrews , Robert Edwin Schneider , David L. Basinger , James R. Easter
IPC分类号: A61F11/04
CPC分类号: H04R19/016 , H04R2225/67
摘要: An implantable microphone comprises a hermetically-sealed, enclosed volume and an electret member and back plate disposed with a space therebetween and capacitively coupleable to provide an output signal indicative of acoustic signals incident upon at least one of the electret member and back plate. The back plate may be disposed to define a peripheral portion of the enclosed volume, e.g., the back plate may be defined as part of a flexible diaphragm that receives external acoustic signals. Vents may be provided to fluidly interconnect first and second portions of the enclosed volume that are located on first and second sides of the electret member. In another embodiment, the electret member may be flexible and spaced relative to a flexible outer diaphragm.
摘要翻译: 可植入麦克风包括气密密封的封闭容积和驻极体构件和背板,它们之间具有空间,并且电容性地可耦合以提供指示入射到驻极体构件和背板中的至少一个的声信号的输出信号。 背板可以被设置成限定封闭容积的周边部分,例如,背板可以被限定为接收外部声学信号的柔性隔膜的一部分。 通风口可以设置成流体地互连位于驻极体构件的第一和第二侧上的封闭容积的第一和第二部分。 在另一个实施例中,驻极体构件可相对于柔性外隔膜是柔性的和间隔开的。
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公开(公告)号:US07153257B2
公开(公告)日:2006-12-26
申请号:US10821447
申请日:2004-04-09
IPC分类号: H04R25/00
CPC分类号: H04R25/606 , H04R2225/67
摘要: An implantable hearing aid system that includes a transducer housing that is rotatable relative to a transducer mounting apparatus to orient the transducer for interfacing with an auditory component. According to one aspect of the invention, during rotation, a center of rotation of the transducer housing remains positionally fixed. In this regard, the transducer includes an actuator member that is advanceable relative to the transducer housing to interface with the auditory component, subsequent to orientation of the transducer housing.
摘要翻译: 一种可植入式助听器系统,其包括可相对于换能器安装装置旋转的换能器壳体,以使所述换能器定向以与听觉部件接口。 根据本发明的一个方面,在旋转期间,换能器壳体的旋转中心保持位置固定。 在这方面,换能器包括致动器构件,该致动器构件相对于换能器壳体可前进,随着换能器壳体的取向而与听觉部件相接触。
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公开(公告)号:US07273447B2
公开(公告)日:2007-09-25
申请号:US10821721
申请日:2004-04-09
IPC分类号: H04R25/00
CPC分类号: H04R25/606 , H04R2225/67
摘要: A transducer mounting system including a retention apparatus to provide an efficient detachable interconnection between a pivotable member and the mounting system. According. to one aspect, the retention apparatus is configured to travel along a predetermined path between an unlocked position and unlocked position to secure a transducer in a desired orientation relative to an auditory component. According to this aspect, the retention apparatus may include a compressible member to frictionally capture and positionally fix the pivotable member relative to the mounting system.
摘要翻译: 一种换能器安装系统,包括保持装置,以在可枢转构件和安装系统之间提供有效的可拆卸互连。 根据。 在一个方面,保持装置构造成沿着解锁位置和解锁位置之间的预定路径移动,以将换能器相对于听觉部件固定在期望的方位。 根据该方面,保持装置可以包括可摩擦构件,以相对于安装系统摩擦地捕获和定位固定可枢转构件。
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公开(公告)号:US07186211B2
公开(公告)日:2007-03-06
申请号:US10822076
申请日:2004-04-09
IPC分类号: H04R25/00
CPC分类号: H04R25/606 , H04R25/505 , H04R2420/07
摘要: An implantable hearing aid transducer including a transducer housing, a driver, and an actuator movably connected to the transducer housing. The transducer driver includes at least one coil and one magnet. In one aspect of the present transducer, a seal is provided to seal transducer components that are located at a location other than at the movable connection between the actuator and the transducer housing. According to this aspect, the seal may be disposed around one of a magnet and a coil that is connectable to the actuator, to protect the same from body fluids. The other one of the magnet and the coil may include its own seal within the transducer housing.
摘要翻译: 一种可植入式助听换能器,包括换能器壳体,驱动器和可移动地连接到换能器壳体的致动器。 换能器驱动器包括至少一个线圈和一个磁体。 在本换能器的一个方面,提供密封件来密封位于致动器和换能器壳体之间的可移动连接之外的位置处的换能器部件。 根据该方面,密封件可以设置在可连接到致动器的磁体和线圈中的一个周围,以保护其不受体液的影响。 磁体和线圈中的另一个可以包括其在换能器壳体内的自身密封。
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公开(公告)号:US20110200222A1
公开(公告)日:2011-08-18
申请号:US13030821
申请日:2011-02-18
IPC分类号: H04R1/02
CPC分类号: H04R25/606
摘要: An implantable microphone is disclosed having an external diaphragm and housing that forming chamber capable of being pressurized by deformational movement of the diaphragm induced by pressure waves (e.g., acoustic signals) propagating through overlying tissue. The chamber is shaped such that the volume of the chamber upon deflection of the diaphragm is reduced compared to a static volume of the chamber (i.e., volume of the chamber with no diaphragm deflection). As a result, the change in pressure within the chamber for a given diaphragm displacement is greater than it would be within a chamber having a cylindrical volume, leading to greater microphone sensitivity. In one arrangement, the chamber is shaped such that it is deeper at its center than at its edges, for example, to form a conical or paraboloidal volume.
摘要翻译: 公开了一种可植入式麦克风,其具有外部隔膜和外壳,所述外部隔膜和外壳能够通过由通过覆盖的组织传播的压力波(例如声信号)引起的隔膜的变形运动而被加压。 腔体的形状使得当腔室的静态体积(即,没有膜片偏转的腔室的体积)时,隔膜偏转时室的体积减小。 结果,对于给定的隔膜位移,腔室内的压力变化大于具有圆柱体积的室内的压力变化,导致更大的麦克风灵敏度。 在一种布置中,室被成形为使得其在其中心处比在其边缘处更深,例如以形成圆锥形或抛物面体积。
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公开(公告)号:US06945999B2
公开(公告)日:2005-09-20
申请号:US10351743
申请日:2003-01-27
CPC分类号: H04R25/402 , H04R25/554 , H04R25/606 , H04R2225/67
摘要: An implantable hearing aid transducer that compensates in situ for undesirable interfaces with a middle ear component. The transducer includes a housing, an actuator, a driver, and an actuator interface. According to one embodiment, the actuator interface is reshapeable in situ from a first shape to a second shape to permit movement of one of the actuator and the middle ear component in at least a first dimension to compensate for loading pressure. In this regard, the actuator interface may be gradually deformable to permit the movement of the transducer and/or the middle ear component, as well as, resistive to sudden movements of the actuator such that vibration at acoustic frequencies occurs between the actuator and the middle ear component.
摘要翻译: 一种植入式助听器传感器,可在原位补偿与中耳组件的不良接口。 换能器包括壳体,致动器,驱动器和致动器接口。 根据一个实施例,致动器接口可从第一形状到第二形状原位重新形成,以允许致动器和中耳部件中的一个在至少第一维度中移动以补偿负载压力。 在这方面,致动器接口可以逐渐变形,以允许换能器和/或中耳组件的移动,以及阻止致动器的突然移动,使得在致动器和中间部件之间发生声频的振动 耳朵组件。
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