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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2021
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
James Roy Easter, Boulder, CO (US);
Maekele Gebrekidan, Boulder, CO (US);
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
Abstract
A device, including an implantable microphone, including a transducer, and a chamber in which a gas is located such that vibrations originating external to the microphone based on sound are effectively transmitted therethrough, wherein the transducer is in effective vibration communication with the gas, wherein the transducer is configured to convert the vibrations traveling via the gas to an electrical signal, the chamber and the transducer correspond to a microphone system, wherein the chamber corresponds to a front volume of the microphone system, and the transducer includes a back volume corresponding to the back volume of the microphone system, and the implantable microphone is configured to enable pressure adjustment of the front and/or back volume in real time.