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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2009
Applicant:
Sunil Puria, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Sunil Puria, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
SoundBeam LLC, Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hearing aid transducer adapts itself to variations in the surface of a tympanic membrane and slides over the migrating membrane without lubrication. Microscopic setae create a conforming interface between the biocompatible material of the transducer and the living tissue of the tympanic membrane.