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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:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2004
Applicants:
Lei Andy Zhang, East Melbourne, AU;
Peter Misha Seligman, East Melbourne, AU;
Anthony Klein, Parkville, AU;
Robert Cowan, East Melbourne, AU;
Inventors:
Lei Andy Zhang, East Melbourne, AU;
Peter Misha Seligman, East Melbourne, AU;
Anthony Klein, Parkville, AU;
Robert Cowan, East Melbourne, AU;
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Lane Cove, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An acoustic sensor, suitable for use in a totally implanted hearing prosthesis, uses an elongate member and piezoelectric sensor to detect acoustic signals when the sensor is implanted so as to be in fluid communication with the perilymph. The sensor may be applied in systems which are not totally implanted.