WO2000047017A3 - Method and apparatus for a programmable implantable hearing aid - Google Patents
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- WO2000047017A3 WO2000047017A3 PCT/US2000/002973 US0002973W WO0047017A3 WO 2000047017 A3 WO2000047017 A3 WO 2000047017A3 US 0002973 W US0002973 W US 0002973W WO 0047017 A3 WO0047017 A3 WO 0047017A3
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- hearing aid
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- middle ear
- programmable implantable
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
- H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
- H04R25/604—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of acoustic or vibrational transducers
- H04R25/606—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of acoustic or vibrational transducers acting directly on the eardrum, the ossicles or the skull, e.g. mastoid, tooth, maxillary or mandibular bone, or mechanically stimulating the cochlea, e.g. at the oval window
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
- H04R25/55—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired
- H04R25/558—Remote control, e.g. of amplification, frequency
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
- H04R25/50—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics
- H04R25/505—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics using digital signal processing
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
- H04R25/70—Adaptation of deaf aid to hearing loss, e.g. initial electronic fitting
Abstract
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GB0118790A GB2363542A (en) | 1999-02-05 | 2000-02-04 | Method and apparatus for a programmable implantable hearing aid |
AU32230/00A AU3223000A (en) | 1999-02-05 | 2000-02-04 | Method and apparatus for a programmable implantable hearing aid |
DE10084133T DE10084133T1 (en) | 1999-02-05 | 2000-02-04 | Method and device for a programmable implantable hearing aid |
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US11885799P | 1999-02-05 | 1999-02-05 | |
US60/118,857 | 1999-02-05 |
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WO2000047017A2 WO2000047017A2 (en) | 2000-08-10 |
WO2000047017A3 true WO2000047017A3 (en) | 2000-12-28 |
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PCT/US2000/002973 WO2000047017A2 (en) | 1999-02-05 | 2000-02-04 | Method and apparatus for a programmable implantable hearing aid |
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US (1) | US6390971B1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU3223000A (en) |
DE (1) | DE10084133T1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2363542A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2000047017A2 (en) |
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