Advanced Bionics Ag

William H Slattery, Iii

Byron L Moran

Russell J Redmond

Alfred E Mann

Claude A Vidal

A fully implantable hearing aid system comprised of an implantable sound generator module and an implantable sound receiver module connected by an implantable electric cable. The system includes: a) a sound generator module configured for implantation in subcutaneous tissue to place an output electric/acoustic (E/A) transducer, e.g., a speaker, immediately adjacent to, or preferably, extending percutaneously into, a patient's outer ear canal; b) a sound receiver module configured for implantation proximate to a patient's pinna to place an input acoustic/electric (AJE) transducer, e.g., a microphone, so that it is acoustically isolated from the E/A transducer; and c) an electric cable configured for implantation in subcutaneous tissue for directly electrically connecting said sound receiver module and said sound generator module.

Fully implantable hearing aid system

A hearing aid system () including an implantable device (), and a surgical instrument () for enabling a physician to install the implant () in a patient's body in a simple office procedure using only local anesthesia.

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Los Angeles, CA, United States of America

William H Slattery, Iii