公开(公告)号：US20050197524A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-08

申请号：US10983102

申请日：2004-11-05

申请人： Scott Miller ,  Bernd Waldmann ,  Travis Andrews ,  David Basinger ,  Jose' Bedoya ,  James Easter ,  James Kasic ,  Douglas Miller

发明人： Scott Miller ,  Bernd Waldmann ,  Travis Andrews ,  David Basinger ,  Jose' Bedoya ,  James Easter ,  James Kasic ,  Douglas Miller

IPC分类号： H04R20060101 ,  H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/604 ,  H04R19/016 ,  H04R25/606 ,  H04R2225/67

摘要： A system for reducing the vibration sensitivity of an implantable microphone without an equal or greater reduction in sound sensitivity. The system reduces non-ambient vibrations by placing at least one compliant member into the path of transmission for tissue-borne vibration, but not into the path for ambient sound-induced vibration. More particularly, a compliant member is interposed along the path between a source of non-ambient vibration and an implanted microphone. In one aspect, a compliant base member is disposed between an implanted microphone and an implant wearer's skull. In another aspect, a microphone is compliantly suspended relative to an implant housing using a support membrane. In either aspect, the compliant member (i.e., base member and/or membrane) and the supported member (i.e., housing and/or microphone) define a supported system having a natural or resonant frequency. This natural frequency may be set to a value to advantageously isolate the microphone against transmitted vibration.

摘要翻译： 一种用于降低可植入麦克风的振动灵敏度的系统，而声音灵敏度降低不大。 该系统通过将至少一个柔顺构件放置在用于组织传播的振动的传播路径中而不是进入环境声音引起的振动的路径中来减少非环境振动。 更具体地，柔性构件沿着非环境振动源和植入的麦克风之间的路径插入。 在一个方面，柔性基底构件设置在植入式麦克风和植入物佩戴者的头骨之间。 在另一方面，使用支撑膜，麦克风相对于植入物外壳顺应地悬挂。 在任一方面，柔顺构件（即，基底构件和/或膜）和被支撑构件（即壳体和/或麦克风）限定具有自然或共振频率的支撑系统。 这个固有频率可以被设置为一个值，以有利地将麦克风隔离成传播的振动。

公开(公告)号：US20050222487A1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-06

申请号：US11097113

申请日：2005-04-01

申请人： Scott Miller ,  Robert Schneider ,  David Basinger ,  Travis Andrews ,  Bernd Waldmann

发明人： Scott Miller ,  Robert Schneider ,  David Basinger ,  Travis Andrews ,  Bernd Waldmann

IPC分类号： H04R1/08 ,  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。

公开(公告)号：US20050101831A1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-12

申请号：US10982639

申请日：2004-11-05

申请人： Scott Miller ,  Bernd Waldmann ,  David Basinger

发明人： Scott Miller ,  Bernd Waldmann ,  David Basinger

IPC分类号： H04R20060101 ,  H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/606 ,  H04R19/016 ,  H04R2225/67

摘要： The invention is directed to an implanted microphone having reduced sensitivity to vibration. In this regard, the microphone differentiates between the desirable and undesirable vibration by utilizing at least one motion sensor to produce a motion signal when an implanted microphone is in motion. This motion signal is used to yield a microphone output signal that is less vibration sensitive. In a first arrangement, the motion signal may be processed with an output of the implantable microphone transducer to provide an audio signal that is less vibration-sensitive than the microphone output alone. In another arrangement, the motion signal may be utilized to actuate at least one actuator. Such an actuator may be capable of applying a force to move the implantable microphone or an implant capsule so as to reduce movement of a microphone diaphragm relative to the skin of a patient which covers the microphone diaphragm.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及具有降低的对振动的敏感性的植入式麦克风。 在这方面，麦克风通过利用至少一个运动传感器在植入的麦克风运动时产生运动信号来区分期望的和不期望的振动。 该运动信号用于产生较少振动敏感的麦克风输出信号。 在第一布置中，运动信号可以用可植入麦克风换能器的输出进行处理，以提供比单独的麦克风输出更少的振动敏感的音频信号。 在另一种布置中，运动信号可用于致动至少一个致动器。 这种致动器可以能够施加力以移动可植入麦克风或植入物囊，以便减少麦克风隔膜相对于覆盖麦克风隔膜的患者皮肤的运动。

公开(公告)号：US20050096561A1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-05

申请号：US10700188

申请日：2003-11-03

申请人： Brian Conn ,  Scott Miller ,  David Basinger

发明人： Brian Conn ,  Scott Miller ,  David Basinger

IPC分类号： A61B5/00 ,  H04R20060101 ,  H04R25/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/6817 ,  A61B5/0031 ,  A61B5/0051 ,  A61B5/121 ,  H04R25/30 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/606 ,  H04R2225/61

摘要： Method for obtaining diagnostic information utilizing an electrical signal output from an implantable transducer. According to one aspect of the invention, a method includes the steps of vibrating an ossicular bone of a patient having an implanted transducer using an input provided over a biological conduction path. The method further includes sensing in the implanted transducer an initial movement of the ossicular bone caused by the input and obtaining an electrical signal output from the implanted transducer generated in response to sensing the initial movement. The electrical signal output is then utilized to determine the diagnostic information.

摘要翻译： 利用从可植入换能器输出的电信号获得诊断信息的方法。 根据本发明的一个方面，一种方法包括以下步骤：使用在生物传导路径上提供的输入来振动具有植入的换能器的患者的小骨骨骼。 该方法还包括在植入的换能器中感测由输入引起的听小骨的初始移动，并且获得从响应于感测初始移动而产生的植入的换能器的输出的电信号。 然后使用电信号输出来确定诊断信息。