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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Robert Bruce Alexander Adamson, Halifax, CA;
Jeremy A. Brown, Halifax, CA;
Manohar Bance, Halifax, CA;
Akhelish Kotiya, Halifax, CA;
Inventors:
Robert Bruce Alexander Adamson, Halifax, CA;
Jeremy A. Brown, Halifax, CA;
Manohar Bance, Halifax, CA;
Akhelish Kotiya, Halifax, CA;
Assignee:
Dalhousie University, Halifax, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/606 (2013.01); H04R 2460/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable bone-conduction hearing actuator based on a piezoelectric element, such as a unimorph or bimorph cantilever bender, is described. Unlike other implantable bone conduction hearing actuators, the device is subcutaneous and once implanted is entirely invisible. The device excites bending in bone through a local bending moment rather than the application of a point force as with conventional bone-anchored hearing aids.