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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2017
Med-el Elektromedizinische Geraete Gmbh, Innsbruck, AT;
Uwe Steinhardt, Hirrlingen, DE;
Clemens Kuen, Imst, AT;
MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH, Innsbruck, AT;
Abstract
A middle ear prosthesis is made of a stiff deformable material and includes a planar head end with a central portion having a central diameter. The head end is adapted for engagement with a tympanic membrane from the middle ear of an implanted patient. An opposing pair of U-shaped stapes engagement legs bend down from the central portion so that an end distance between ends of the engagement legs is less than the central diameter. The engagement legs are adapted for adjustable length engagement with the stapes in the middle ear of the implanted patient. The head end and the engagement legs are adapted to transmit vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the stapes for perception as sound by the implanted patient.