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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 1986
Filed:
May. 23, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jack V Hough, Yukon, OK (US);
Gordon L Richard, Minco, OK (US);
Kenneth E Barton, Jr, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Paul DiCarlo, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Robert Y Chow, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R / ; H04R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 / ; 128421 ; 1791 / ; 1791 / ;
Abstract
A direct bone conduction hearing aid device is disclosed and includes a sound processor for receiving sound and generating an amplified electromagnetic signal in response thereto. This signal is transmitted to a subcutaneously implanted vibration generating means which is secured to a skull bone of the user and which includes magnetic means. An analog signal causes the magnet to vibrate and these vibrations are transmitted to the skull bone and thence to the cochlea to create the perception of sound.