Transcutaneous bone conduction system
AssigneeCochlear Limited
InventorsMarcus Andersson, Patrick Wilhelm Strömsten
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Abstract
A transcutaneous bone conduction system comprising a bone conduction device configured to vibrate in response to received sound. The system also comprises a totally implantable support apparatus positionable under a recipient's skin, comprising: a fixture configured to be implanted in the skull, and a substantially rigid cradle. The cradle has opposing, spaced plates connected by a bridge member, wherein a first of the plates is configured to be secured to the fixture and wherein the space between the plates is sufficient to receive the bone conduction device, and wherein the plates are configured to retain the bone conduction device against the skin proximate to the first plate.
Claims29
A transcutaneous bone conduction system, comprising:
- a bone conduction device configured to vibrate in response to received sound, the bone conduction device external to a totally implantable support apparatus positionable under a recipient's skin, the totally implantable support apparatus comprising:
- a fixture configured to be implanted in the skull;
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- a substantially rigid cradle having first and second opposing, spaced plates connected by a bridge member, wherein the first plate is configured to be secured to the fixture and wherein the space between the plates is sufficient to receive the bone conduction device, and wherein the plates are configured to retain the bone conduction device against the skin proximate to the first plate.
A support apparatus positionable under a recipient's skin configured for use with an external bone conduction device that vibrates in response to received sound, the apparatus comprising:
- a fixture configured to be implanted in the skull;
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- a substantially rigid cradle having opposing, spaced plates connected by a bridge member, wherein a first of the plates is configured to be secured to the fixture and wherein the space between the plates is sufficient to receive the bone conduction device, and wherein the plates are configured to retain the bone conduction device against the skin proximate to the first plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.