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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, NSW, AU;
Inventors:
Tobias Good, Västra Frölunda, SE;
Henrik Fyrlund, Göteborg, SE;
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/02 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/02 (2013.01); H04R 25/606 (2013.01); H04R 2225/0213 (2019.05);
Abstract
Presented herein are non-surgical or superficial coupling apparatuses for transcutaneous bone conduction devices. A coupling apparatus comprises a drive plate configured to be detachably connected to a transcutaneous bone conduction device. The drive plate is also connected to an earhook (ear hook) configured to fit over/around a recipient's pinna (auricle) to at least partially support the drive plate. An adhesive member may also be provided to secure the drive plate to the recipient's skin.