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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:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2006
William Vanbrooks Harrison, Valencia, CA (US);
Lee F Hartley, Calgary, CA;
Philip a Segel, Englewood, CO (US);
Scott Crawford, Castaic, CA (US);
C. Geoffrey E Fernald, La Canada, CA (US);
William Vanbrooks Harrison, Valencia, CA (US);
Lee F Hartley, Calgary, CA;
Philip A Segel, Englewood, CO (US);
Scott Crawford, Castaic, CA (US);
C. Geoffrey E Fernald, La Canada, CA (US);
Advanced Bionics, LLC, Valencia, CA (US);
Abstract
An In The Ear (ITE) microphone which converts audio sounds into electrical signals which are then processed by a speech processor to generate electrical pulses to stimulate nerves in the cochlea, improves the acoustic response of a Behind The Ear (BTE) Implantable Cochlear Stimulation (ICS) system during telephone use. An acoustic seal provided by holding a telephone earpiece against the ear provides improved coupling of low frequency (up to about 1 KHz) sound waves, sufficient to overcome losses due to the near field acoustic characteristics common to telephones. In an exemplary embodiment, the ITE microphone is connected to a removable ear hook of the BTE ICS system by a short bendable stalk.
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