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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2019
Applicants:
Vibrosonic Gmbh, Mannheim, DE;
Med-el Elektromedizinische Geräte Gmbh, Innsbruck, AT;
Inventors:
Tobias Fritzsche, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Dominik Kaltenbacher, Mannheim, DE;
Jonathan Schächtele, Mannheim, DE;
Florian Strobl, Heddesheim, DE;
Martin Theuring, Mannheim, DE;
Daniela Wildenstein, Tübingen, DE;
Daniel Schurzig, Hannover, DE;
Roland Hessler, Innsbruck, AT;
Assignees:
MED-EL ELEK TROMEDIZINISCHE GERÄTE GMBH, Innsbruck, AT;
Vibrosonic GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36038 (2017.08); H04R 25/606 (2013.01); H04R 25/65 (2013.01); H04R 25/602 (2013.01);
Abstract
In order to use the residual hearing in patients indicated for a cochlear implant (CI), it is advantageous to supplement the electrical stimulation of the cochlear implant with an acoustic stimulation. Such residual hearing is usually present in a frequency range below one kilohertz.