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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2011
Sunil Puria, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Micha Rosen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jonathan P. Fay, San Mateo, CA (US);
Paul Rucker, San Francisco, CA (US);
James Stone, Saratoga, CA (US);
Sunil Puria, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Micha Rosen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jonathan P. Fay, San Mateo, CA (US);
Paul Rucker, San Francisco, CA (US);
James Stone, Saratoga, CA (US);
EarLens Corporation, Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A device to transmit an audio signal to a user comprises a transducer and a support. The support is configured for placement on the eardrum to drive the eardrum. The transducer is coupled to the support at a first outer location to decrease occlusion and a second inner location to drive the eardrum. The transducer may comprise one or more of an electromagnetic balanced armature transducer, a piezoelectric transducer, a magnetostrictive transducer, a photostrictive transducer, or a coil and magnet. The device may find use with open canal hearing aids.