Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transducer impedance measurement for hearing aid
- Patent Title (中): 助听器的传感器阻抗测量
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Application No.: US13444368Application Date: 2012-04-11
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Publication No.: US09036824B2Publication Date: 2015-05-19
- Inventor: Paul R. Mazanec
- Applicant: Paul R. Mazanec
- Applicant Address: US MN North Mankato
- Assignee: ENVOY MEDICAL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: ENVOY MEDICAL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US MN North Mankato
- Agency: Seager, Tufte & Wickhem LLC
- Main IPC: H04R29/00
- IPC: H04R29/00 ; H04R25/00

Abstract:
A hearing aid is disclosed, which, in a test mode, can determine the impedance of the transducer that stimulates the anatomy of the patient. Impedance may be determined by simultaneous determination of the current flowing through the transducer and the voltage across the transducer. In some cases, the output amplifier of the hearing aid includes two outputs, with one being a scaled and/or summed replica of the other. The amplifier is driven with a periodic signal with a particular frequency and a known peak voltage. The periodic signal may be sinusoidal. The primary output of the amplifier is electrically connected to the transducer, with a known voltage given by the peak input voltage and a known gain of the amplifier. The current from the secondary output of the amplifier is measured. In an example measurement scheme, the secondary output is sent through a rectifier and then through a low-pass filter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130272532A1 TRANSDUCER IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT FOR HEARING AID Public/Granted day:2013-10-17
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