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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2014
Kyungpook National University Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation, Daegu, KR;
Jin-Ho Cho, Daegu, KR;
Kyu-Yup Lee, Daegu, KR;
Hyung Gyu Lim, Daegu, KR;
Ki-Woong Seong, Daegu, KR;
Jyung Hyun Lee, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Seong Tak Woo, Daegu, KR;
Abstract
A microphone for an implantable hearing aid includes a body part having a cylindrical housing installed to pass through a tympanum and a microphone controller installed within the cylindrical housing to convert an acoustic signal into an electrical signal, an acoustic collection part that provides a passage for transmitting external sounds into the body part, the acoustic collection part being disposed on one end of the body part in a direction of an external auditory meatus, and a wire connection part connecting the microphone controller to the hearing aid, the wire connection part being disposed on the other end of the body part in a direction of a middle ear cavity. The microphone is easily installed on the tympanum in a noninvasive manner, and attenuation in sensibility of the microphone is prevented. Thus, the microphone may be significantly utilized for the implantable hearing aid.