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Implantable sound sensors with non-uniform diaphragms

US12101602B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cochlear Limited · AU

Inventors

Koen Van den Heuvel · Hove, BE
Jan Vermeiren · Boechout, BE
Rishubh Verma · Chatswood, AU
Antonin Rambault · Mechelen, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Sep 24, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 7, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04R2225/67
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Presented herein are implantable sound sensors that include a non-uniform diaphragm mechanically coupled to a vibrating structure of a recipient's middle or inner ear. The non-uniform diaphragm includes a central region and a peripheral region, where the thickness of the central region is greater than the thickness of the peripheral region.

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