INTEGRATED IMPLANTABLE HEARING DEVICE, MICROPHONE AND POWER UNIT

• Main Authors: KASIC, James Frank, Easter, James R
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 16.04.2020
• Subjects: DEAF-AID SETS; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROTHERAPY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKEACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY

An implantable hearing unit is provided that includes an implantable microphone, a rechargeable power storage device and a speech signal processor. The hearing unit further includes a signal coupling device that is adapted for electrical interconnection to an implantable auditory stimulation device,...