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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2013
Applicants:
Andy L. Zhang, East Melbourne, AU;
Peter M. Seligman, Essendon, AU;
Anthony Klein, Parkville, AU;
Robert Cowan, Prahran, AU;
Inventors:
Andy L. Zhang, East Melbourne, AU;
Peter M. Seligman, Essendon, AU;
Anthony Klein, Parkville, AU;
Robert Cowan, Prahran, AU;
Assignee:
Hearworks Pty, Limited, East Melbourne, Victoria, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); H01L 41/25 (2013.01); H04R 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36032 (2013.01); H01L 41/25 (2013.01); H04R 9/08 (2013.01); H04R 2225/67 (2013.01); Y10T 29/42 (2015.01);
Abstract
An implantable sound pickup system. The system comprises an intracochlear acoustic sensor implantable in a recipient's cochlea comprising: piezoelectric element configured to detect pressure waves in the perilymph of the cochlea when the acoustic sensor is at least partially implanted in the cochlea, and to produce electrical signals corresponding to the detected pressure waves.