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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:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kai Kroll, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Scott C. Meyerson, Moundsview, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Croix Medical, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 2/500 ; A61F 2/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 2/500 ; A61F 2/18 ;
Abstract
A support shaft for use in supporting a universal connector for use in an implantable hearing assistance system. The support shaft provides an implantation surgeon with several features designed to secure a support shaft within the air cell-filled portion of a temporal bone. The support shaft is further configured to allow the secure attachment of the universal connector, the connector configured to support transducers and other components of an implantable hearing assistance system.