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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Peter Grasso, Bolzano, IT;
Inventor:
Peter Grasso, Bolzano, IT;
Assignee:
Vibrant Med-E1 Hearing Technology GmbH, Innsbruck, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A middle ear transducer arrangement is described for engaging a round window membrane of a patient cochlea. A mechanical transducer is surgically implantable into a fixed position in the round window niche of the patient cochlea adjacent to the round window membrane. A drive face on the outer surface of the transducer has a diameter less than half the diameter of the round window membrane. The fixed position of the transducer engages the drive face against a side section of the round window membrane without engaging the center point to generate an acoustic stimulation signal for perception as sound.