Patent · US Expired

Implantable hearing aid

US5411467A · kind A · utility

174Cited by

5References

28Claims

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Assignee

Implex GmbH Spezialhorgerate · DE

Inventors

Günter Hortmann · Neckartenzlingen, DE
Hans Leysieffer · Taufkirchen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 30, 1990
Grant date	May 2, 1995
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 30, 2010

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04R25/606
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Implantable hearing aid for stimulation of the inner ear with a hydromechanical coupling element having an input side connected to an electromechanical converter for transmission to the inner ear of the mechanical vibrations generated by the converter.

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