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US 8,526,641 B2Granted
Customizable mass arrangements for bone conduction devices
AssigneeCochlear Limited
InventorsJohn L. Parker, Derek Ian Darley
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Abstract
A bone conduction device, comprising: a sound input element configured to receive an acoustic sound signal; an electronics module configured generate an electrical signal representing said acoustic sound signal; and a transducer configured to generate motion of a mass component based on said electrical signal so as to generate one or more mechanical forces resulting in one or more of motion and vibration of a recipient's skull thereby causing sound perception, wherein one or more of the size and shape of said mass component is selectable at least partially based on a desired mechanical force to be generated by said transducer.
Claims20
A bone conduction device, comprising:
- a sound input element configured to receive an acoustic sound signal;
- an electronics module configured to generate an electrical signal representing said acoustic sound signal;
- a transducer configured to generate motion of a mass component based on said electrical signal so as to generate one or more mechanical forces resulting in one or more of motion and vibration of a recipient's skull thereby causing sound perception;
- and
- a coupler configured to releasable couple said mass component to said transducer,
- wherein one or more of the size and shape of said mass component is selectable at least partially based on a desired mechanical force to be generated by said transducer.
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A bone conduction device, comprising:
- a sound input element configured to receive an acoustic sound signal;
- an electronics module configured to generate an electrical signal representing said acoustic sound signal;
- and
- a transducer configured to generate motion of a mass component based on said electrical signal so as to generate one or more mechanical forces resulting in one or more of motion and vibration of a recipient's skull thereby causing sound perception,
- wherein one or more of the size and shape of said mass component is selectable at least partially based on a desired mechanical force to be generated by said transducer, and
- wherein said one or more of the size and shape of said mass component is selectable based on recipient characteristics.
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A bone conduction kit, comprising:
- first and second mass components;
- and
- a bone conduction device, comprising:
- a sound input element configured to receive an acoustic sound signal;
- an electronics module configured to generate an electrical signal representing said acoustic sound signal;
- a transducer configured to have at least one of said first and second mass components positioned therein, configured to generate motion of said at least one mass component therein based on said electrical signal so as to generate one or more mechanical forces resulting in one or more of motion and vibration of a recipient's skull thereby causing sound perception;
- and
- a coupler configured to releasably retain at least one of said first and second mass components within said transducer,
- wherein at least one of said first or second mass components positioned in said transducer is selected at least partially based on a desired mechanical force to be generated by said transducer.
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A bone conduction device, comprising:
- a sound input element configured to receive an acoustic sound signal;
- an electronics module configured to generate an electrical signal representing said acoustic sound signal;
- and
- a transducer configured to generate motion of a mass component based on said electrical signal so as to generate one or more mechanical forces resulting in one or more of motion and vibration of a recipient's skull thereby causing sound perception,
- wherein one or more of the size and shape of said mass component is selectable at least partially based on a desired mechanical force to be generated by said transducer, and
- wherein said mass component is configured to be substantially flat.
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A bone conduction kit, comprising:
- first and second mass components;
- and
- a bone conduction device, comprising:
- a sound input element configured to receive an acoustic sound signal;
- an electronics module configured to generate an electrical signal representing said acoustic sound signal;
- and
- a transducer configured to have at least one of said first and second mass components positioned therein, configured to generate motion of said at least one mass component therein based on said electrical signal so as to generate one or more mechanical forces resulting in one or more of motion and vibration of a recipient's skull thereby causing sound perception,
- wherein at least one of said first or second mass components positioned in said transducer is selected at least partially based on a desired mechanical force to be generated by said transducer and recipient characteristics.
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A bone conduction device, comprising:
- a sound input element configured to receive an acoustic sound signal;
- an electronics module configured to generate an electrical signal representing said acoustic sound signal;
- and
- a transducer configured to generate motion of a mass component based on said electrical signal so as to generate one or more mechanical forces resulting in one or more of motion and vibration of a recipient's skull thereby causing sound perception,
- wherein one or more of the size and shape of said mass component is selectable at least partially based on a desired mechanical force to be generated by said transducer, and
- wherein said mass component is configured to be substantially plate-like.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.