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US 11,910,166 B2Granted
Convertibility of a bone conduction device
AssigneeCochlear Limited
InventorsDavid Nathan Morris, Marcus Andersson, Göran Björn, Kristian Gunnar Asnes, Carl Van Himbeeck
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Abstract
An external component of a bone conduction device, including a vibrator and a platform configured to transfer vibrations from the vibrator to skin of the recipient, wherein the vibrator and platform are configured to quick connect and quick disconnect to and from, respectively, one another.
Claims32
An external component of a bone conduction device, comprising:
- a vibrator;
- and
- a platform configured to transfer vibrations from the vibrator to skin of the recipient, wherein the vibrator and platform are configured to quick release and quick connect from and to, respectively, one another.
A device, comprising:
- a skin interface including a platform and a coupling structure, wherein at least a portion of the coupling structure is attached to a body establishing the platform, said platform configured to transfer vibrations originating from a vibrator to skin of a recipient, wherein the coupling is configured to releasably couple the vibrator and the platform and transfer vibrations from the vibrator to the platform so that the platform can in turn transfer the vibrations to the skin of the recipient.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a skin interfacing device;
- and
- a removable component of a bone conduction device releasably coupled to the skin interfacing device, wherein
- the device is an external component of a passive transcutaneous bone conduction device.
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A method, comprising:
- obtaining a passive transcutaneous bone conduction vibrator;
- and
- connecting the vibrator to a skin interface apparatus via a quick coupling action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.