A61F 11/04
Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through
Official title: Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense, e.g. through the touch sense {(electronic stimulation of auditory nerves A61N1/36036)}
A61F11/04 (Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through) appears on 163 US grants and 115 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Medical device and prosthesis18 Aug 2026US 12,708,281 B2Cochlear Limited
- Feedback system and method for speaker loudness correction11 Aug 2026US 12,706,088 B2Emory University
- Musical perception of a recipient of an auditory device5 May 2026US 12,621,617 B2Cochlear Limited
- Energy transmitting device and system to monitor and treat tinnitus7 Apr 2026US 12,594,007 B2Circius Pharma AB
- Light control devices and methods for regional variation of visual information and sampling3 Mar 2026US 12,566,331 B2Aperture in Motion, LLC
- Vestibular function improvement device and vestibular function improvement method10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263280 A1Kowa Company, Ltd.
- Medical device and prosthesis30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215698 A1Cochlear Limited
- Light Control Devices and Methods for Regional Variation of Visual Information and Sampling4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153742 A1Aperture in Motion, LLC
- Haptic Gloves for Enhanced Music Experience and Medical Applications26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083595 A1
- Hearing aid system comprising a haptic unit18 Dec 2025US 2025/0384748 A1Oticon A/S
Most cited
By later US patents
- Transcutaneous power and signal transmission system and methods for increased signal transmission efficiency445US 5,070,535 A1991
- Wearable tactile sensory aid providing information on voice pitch and intonation patterns333US 4,581,491 AResearch Corporation · 1986
- Stereotactic hypothalamic obesity probe321US 6,129,685 AUniversity of Iowa Research Foundation · 2000
- Implantable microelectrode304US 5,515,848 APi Medical, Inc. · 1996
- Wireless prosthetic electrode for the brain297US 5,800,535 AUniversity of Iowa Research Foundation · 1998