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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:
Oct. 04, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jack V Hough, Yukon, OK (US);
Paul DiCarlo, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600 25 ; 1283 / ; 128 / ; 381 683 ;
Abstract
A bone conduction hearing device in the form of a magnetic disk is implanted and fastened to the temporal bone by a screw thread connection. Apparatus includes instruments for accurately drilling and tapping a hole in the temporal bone, and a wrench for tightening the magnetic disk hearing device against the bone.