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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2006
Johann J. Neisz, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Eric Kraus, Greensboro, NC (US);
Michael Glasscock, Austin, TX (US);
Aaron Thornton, West Des Moines, IA (US);
John F. Kveton, Branford, CT (US);
Johann J. Neisz, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Eric Kraus, Greensboro, NC (US);
Michael Glasscock, Austin, TX (US);
Aaron Thornton, West Des Moines, IA (US);
John F. Kveton, Branford, CT (US);
Envoy Medical Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Methods and structures for placing sensing and driver assemblies in a middle ear of a patient are disclosed. Methods and structures according to various embodiments of the invention provide minimally invasive techniques and devices that facilitate placement of sensing/driver assemblies in a middle ear using a trans-canal implantation technique. Certain embodiments include placement of a longitudinal body through the ear canal for mounting in the middle ear, and for supporting a sensing/driving assembly subsequently coupled thereto.