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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2017
Med-el Elektromedizinische Geraete Gmbh, Innsbruck, AT;
Daniel Schurzig, Hannover, DE;
MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH, Innsbruck, AT;
Abstract
A loading spring has an inner end that engages the outer end of a middle ear transducer, an outer end that engages a fixed anatomical structure within the middle ear of the recipient patient, and a center of mass located on a common line between the inner end and the outer end. The loading spring also has an s-shape with a central spring axis along the common line. And the loading spring is configured for displacement of the inner end and the outer end along the central spring axis to fit the loading spring between the transducer and the fixed anatomical structure with a loading force that is within a defined range and entirely along a center axis of the middle ear transducer and the central spring axis.