Implantable hearing aid actuator positioning
AssigneeOtologics, LLC
InventorBernd Waldmann
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Abstract
Methods for assessing a position of an actuator of an implantable hearing aid transducer relative to an auditory component of a patient. According to one aspect of the invention, an implantable hearing aid transducer is located in proximity to the auditory component of the patient. A test signal is provided to the patient to stimulate the auditory component and generate an acoustic response in the ear canal of the patient. The acoustic response is detected and utilized to assess the position of the actuator of the transducer relative to the auditory component.
Claims29
A method for assessing a position of an actuator of an implantable hearing instrument transducer relative to an auditory component of a patient, comprising:
- transmitting at least one acoustic test signal to an ear canal of a patient;
- receiving at least one reflected acoustic signal from the ear canal of the patient in response to said transmitting step;
- and,
- assessing a position of an actuator of an implantable hearing instrument transducer relative to an auditory component of the patient using the at least one reflected acoustic signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.