[특허]Implanted outer ear canal hearing aid

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	H04R-025/00
출원번호	US-0702565 (2003-11-05)
발명자 / 주소	Mann,Alfred E. Maltan,Albert S. Zilberman,Yitzhak Moran,Byron L. Lebel,Ronald J.
출원인 / 주소	Advanced Bionics Corporation Medical Research Products B
대리인 / 주소	Freilich, Hornbaker &
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 18 인용 특허 : 21

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A hearing aid system including an implant (60) configured for insertion into a recess (40) formed under the skin of the retro-auricular space (50), which implant does not occlude the ear canal (30). The implant includes electronic circuitry ( 72), a transducer (65, e.g., speaker), antenna (64), and power source (66). The hearing aid also includes an external module ( 70), which module includes a microphone (163), electronics ( 172), antenna (164), and power source (166). A telemetry link (76) between the external module antenna and the implant antenna allows transmissions between the microphone module and the implant.

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What is claimed is: 1. A hearing aid system comprising: an implant configured for insertion into a recess under the skin of a patient's retro-auricular space for projecting acoustic energy into said patient's outer ear canal without occluding said ear canal, said implant comprising: a case having a proximal end and a distal end, an acoustic transducer mounted in said case proximate to said distal end for producing acoustic energy; implant electronic circuitry in said case having an output for driving said acoustic transducer; an implant antenna electrically connected to an input of said electronic circuitry; and a power source electrically connected to said electronic circuitry; a microphone module configured for use external to said case, said module comprising: a housing; external electronics within said housing; at least one microphone electrically connected to an input of said external electronics; at least one external antenna electrically connected to an output of said external electronics; a power source electrically connected to said external electronics; and at least one telemetry link between said external antenna and said implant antenna, and wherein audible sound received by said microphone is processed by said external electronics and transmitted by said telemetry link to said implant electronic circuitry for causing said transducer to project acoustic energy into said patient's outer ear canal. 2. The hearing aid system of claim 1 wherein the transducer is located at a distal end of the case, which distal end is positioned under the skin of the ear canal. 3. The hearing aid system of claim 1 wherein the transducer is located at a distal end of the case, which distal end protrudes slightly into the ear canal. 4. The hearing aid system of claim 1 wherein the implanted power source comprises a rechargeable battery. 5. The hearing aid system of claim 1 wherein the implanted power source comprises a super capacitor. 6. The hearing aid system of claim 1 wherein the implant case comprises one piece. 7. The hearing aid system of claim 1 wherein the implant case comprises more than one piece. 8. The hearing aid system of claim 1 wherein at least one microphone of the microphone module is located remotely from the microphone module. 9. The hearing aid of claim 1 wherein at least one external antenna of the microphone module is located remotely from the microphone module. 10. The hearing aid system of claim 1 further comprising a coating on at least part of the implant case, which coating comprises at least one material for at least one of promoting healing, resisting infection, resisting inflammation, and facilitating integration of the implant with body tissue. 11. The hearing aid system of claim 1 further comprising signal processing circuitry for processing sensed signals and presenting processed signals that are compatible with sounds traveling naturally through the ear canal. 12. The hearing aid system of claim 1 further comprising signal processing circuitry that performs voice command recognition. 13. The hearing aid system of claim 1 further including means for communicating with a commercial electronics device. 14. The hearing aid system of claim 13 wherein the means for communicating includes a telemetry communication technique. 15. The hearing aid system of claim 13 wherein the means for communicating includes a direct electrical connection. 16. The hearing aid system of claim 1 further comprising: at least one external programming unit for customizing the hearing aid for a user; and means for communicating with the at least one external programming unit. 17. The hearing aid system of claim 16 wherein the at least one external programming unit is a remote control. 18. The hearing aid system of claim 17 wherein the microphone module includes the remote control. 19. A hearing aid system including: a case, having a proximal end and a distal end, configured for implantation in a patient's body with said case proximal end subcutaneously implanted proximate to a patient's retro-auricular space and said case distal end implanted proximate to said patient's outer ear canal; microphone means remote from said case for generating an output signal representative of audible sound; signal processing circuitry in said case responsive to said microphone output signal for producing an electric drive signal; wireless telemetry means for coupling said microphone output signal to said signal processing circuitry; and an acoustic transducer in said case proximate to said distal end responsive to said electric drive signal for projecting an acoustic output signal into said patient's outer ear canal. 20. The system of claim 19 wherein said microphone means for generating said output signal comprises a housing external to said patient's body, said housing including a microphone. 21. A hearing aid system comprising: an implant configured for insertion into a recess under the skin of a patient's retro-auricular space for projecting acoustic energy into said patient's outer ear canal without occluding said ear canal, said implant comprising: a case having a proximal end and a distal end, acoustic transducer means mounted in said case proximate to said distal end for producing acoustic energy; implant circuit means in said case for supplying a drive signal to said acoustic transducer means; a microphone module external to said case, said module comprising: a housing; microphone means in said housing for converting sound energy to a representative electric signal; and means for wirelessly communicating said representative electric signal to said implant circuit means for driving said acoustic transducer to project acoustic energy into said patient's outer ear canal.

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