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公开(公告)号：US20250082927A1
公开(公告)日：2025-03-13
申请号：US18291886
申请日：2022-08-08
Applicant: Cochlear Limited
Inventor： Koen Erik Van den Heuvel , Catherine Picard , Werner Meskens
Abstract: An apparatus includes first circuitry configured to be implanted on or within a recipient's body and to apply stimulation signals to at least one muscle of a recipient and/or to at least one neuron configured to control the at least one muscle. The apparatus further includes second circuitry configured to be implanted on or within the recipient's body and configured to wirelessly receive electrical power from a power source external to the recipient's body and to provide at least a portion of the received electrical power to the first circuitry. The second circuitry includes a plurality of coils, each coil of the plurality of coils having at least one electrically conductive conduit encircling a center axis of the coil. The coils are configured to be implanted on or within the recipient's body with different orientations and/or positions relative to one another.
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公开(公告)号：US20230277845A1
公开(公告)日：2023-09-07
申请号：US18000202
申请日：2021-05-10
Applicant: Cochlear Limited
Inventor： Wim Bervoets , Folkert Seeba , Koen Erik Van den Heuvel
CPC classification number: A61N1/36038 , A61F2/18
Abstract: An apparatus includes a transducer, a first element, and a second element configured to be at least partially implanted on or within a recipient. The transducer is in mechanical communication with a first portion of the recipient’s body, the first element is configured to be in mechanical communication with the transducer and includes an orifice having a first length and extending from a first surface of the first element to a second surface of the first element. The second element includes a first end and a second end with a second length therebetween, the second length longer than the first length. The second element is configured to extend through the orifice and, during implantation, to be slidably adjusted relative to the orifice and affixed to the first element such that the second end is in mechanical communication with a second portion of the recipient’s body.
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公开(公告)号：US20210274298A1
公开(公告)日：2021-09-02
申请号：US17261229
申请日：2019-10-15
Applicant: Cochlear Limited
Inventor： Koen Erik Van den Heuvel , Jan Vermeiren , Rishubh Verma , Antonin Rambault
IPC: H04R25/00
Abstract: Presented herein are implantable sound sensors that include a non-uniform diaphragm mechanically coupled to a vibrating structure of a recipient's middle or inner ear. The non-uniform diaphragm includes a central region and a peripheral region, where the thickness of the central region is greater than the thickness of the peripheral region.
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公开(公告)号：US20210195350A1
公开(公告)日：2021-06-24
申请号：US16757458
申请日：2018-10-16
Applicant: Cochlear Limited
Inventor： Koen Erik Van den Heuvel , Patrik Kennes
Abstract: In a subcutaneous microphone used in medical devices, a structure is introduced that constrains the motion of the diaphragm during normal operation of the microphone. In one embodiment, a raised portion, such as a pole or pillar is placed in the chamber at the middle of the diaphragm. The raised portion may contact one or both of the bottom surface of the chamber and the underside of the membrane, and generally acts to reduce the amount of deflection experienced by the membrane.
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公开(公告)号：US10661084B2
公开(公告)日：2020-05-26
申请号：US15850078
申请日：2017-12-21
Applicant: COCHLEAR LIMITED
Inventor： Koen Erik Van den Heuvel
Abstract: Operational modes or settings of a totally implantable cochlear implant can be adjusted or changed based on movement of an external element. Sensors in the totally implantable cochlear implant detect one of several positions of the external element as that element is moved near the implant. Depending on the position detected, one of a plurality of operational modes or settings can be selected.
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公开(公告)号：US12207054B2
公开(公告)日：2025-01-21
申请号：US17257832
申请日：2019-10-22
Applicant: Cochlear Limited
Inventor： Jan Vermeiren , Koen Erik Van den Heuvel , Rishubh Verma , Antonin Rambault
Abstract: An apparatus is provided which includes a biocompatible housing configured to be implanted within a recipient. The housing includes a unitary wall including a first wall portion and a second wall portion surrounding a perimeter of the first wall portion. The first wall portion is sufficiently flexible to transmit vibrations between an outer region outside the housing and an inner region within the housing.
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公开(公告)号：US12138467B2
公开(公告)日：2024-11-12
申请号：US18480737
申请日：2023-10-04
Applicant: Cochlear Limited
Abstract: Certain medical devices, such as auditory prostheses, have an implantable portion and an external portion. The implantable portion and external portion each include a transmission/receiver coil that communicates signals between the two portions. The implanted coil is implanted about the ear canal while the external coil is disposed about the pinna or in the ear canal itself. The proximity of the two coils allows for signal transmission between the implantable and external portions.
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公开(公告)号：US20240114303A1
公开(公告)日：2024-04-04
申请号：US18257832
申请日：2022-01-03
Applicant: Cochlear Limited
Inventor： Koen Erik Van den Heuvel
IPC: H04R25/00
CPC classification number: H04R25/606 , H04R25/554 , H04R25/609 , H04R2225/67 , H04R2225/77 , H04R2460/13
Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing configured to be implanted beneath a portion of skin of a recipient and first circuitry within the housing. The first circuitry is configured to wirelessly communicate with second circuitry of an external device positioned on or above the portion of skin. The apparatus further includes an actuator within the housing and configured to be in mechanical communication with a portion of bone of the recipient. The actuator includes a unitary mass configured to undergo vibratory motion within the housing. The unitary mass includes a plurality of electrically conductive sub-masses in mechanical communication with one another and electrically isolated from one another.
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公开(公告)号：US11889670B2
公开(公告)日：2024-01-30
申请号：US17293447
申请日：2020-04-01
Applicant: Cochlear Limited
Inventor： Tom Meeusen , Koen Erik Van den Heuvel , Jan Vermeiren , Stijn Eeckhoudt
CPC classification number: H05K9/0024 , A61N1/36038 , H04R25/606 , H04R25/609 , H04R25/65 , H05K1/111 , H05K9/0064 , H05K9/0067 , H04R2201/003 , H04R2225/67 , H05K2201/10151
Abstract: An assembly is provided which includes a package and a printed circuit board. The package includes a housing bounding a region and an acoustic sensor within the region. The housing includes a base with a first hole. The sensor is configured to generate signals indicative of sound received by the sensor through the first hole. The printed circuit board is in mechanical communication with the base and includes a second hole aligned with the first hole such that sound received by the second hole propagates through the first hole to the sensor. The printed circuit board further includes an electrically conductive layer, at least a portion of which extends across the second hole and is configured to allow the sound to propagate through the second hole and to at least partially shield the region containing the sensor from electromagnetic interference.
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公开(公告)号：US20240091543A1
公开(公告)日：2024-03-21
申请号：US18480737
申请日：2023-10-04
Applicant: Cochlear Limited
CPC classification number: A61N1/3787 , A61N1/36036 , A61N1/36038 , A61N1/37229
Abstract: Certain medical devices, such as auditory prostheses, have an implantable portion and an external portion. The implantable portion and external portion each include a transmission/receiver coil that communicates signals between the two portions. The implanted coil is implanted about the ear canal while the external coil is disposed about the pinna or in the ear canal itself. The proximity of the two coils allows for signal transmission between the implantable and external portions.
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