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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2015
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, NSW, AU;
Jan Vermeiren, Mechelen, BE;
COCHLEAR LIMITED, Macquarie University, AU;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to an implantable auditory prosthesis that comprises a transducer configured to be implanted in a recipient. The transducer comprises at least one bender element (e.g., piezoelectric element, magnetorestrictive element, etc.) that is configured to deform in response to application of an electrical signal thereto so as to generate vibration for delivery to the recipient. One or more components are mechanically and electrically connected to the bender element and are configured to generate additional vibration for delivery to the recipient. In certain embodiments, the one or more components mechanically coupled to the bender element comprise an inductor coil operating as a counter-mass. The inductor coil may be configured to drive another mass (e.g., a magnet) so as to operate as an active vibration generation system.