Retention force increasing components

    公开(公告)号:US11595768B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-28

    申请号:US15368382

    申请日:2016-12-02

    申请人: Cochlear Limited

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00 H01F7/02

    摘要: An external component of a prosthesis, including a first module including a functional component and first structure including magnetic material. The first module is configured to be retained against skin via a magnetic field at least partially generated by a magnet implanted in a recipient that interacts with the magnetic material of the first structure, the first module including a skin interfacing surface configured to interact with skin of the recipient when the first module is retained against the skin of the recipient, a second module including a second structure including magnetic material configured to enhance magnetic retention of the external component to skin of a recipient, wherein the second module is removably attached to the first module and visible from an outside of the external component when the second module is attached to the first module and when viewed from a side opposite the skin interfacing side.

    Magnetic retention device
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10945085B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-09

    申请号:US15192123

    申请日:2016-06-24

    申请人: Cochlear Limited

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00 H04S7/00

    摘要: An apparatus, including an external component of a medical device configured to generate a magnetic flux that removably retains, via a resulting magnetic retention force, the external component to a recipient thereof, wherein the external component is configured to enable the adjustment of the generated magnetic flux so as to vary the resulting magnetic retention force.

    Microphone isolation in a bone conduction device

    公开(公告)号:US10123138B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-06

    申请号:US15219614

    申请日:2016-07-26

    申请人: Cochlear Limited

    发明人: Johan Gustafsson

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00

    摘要: Presented herein are transcutaneous bone conduction devices having seismic mass actuators that impart vibration to a recipient's skull via relative movement of an associated seismic mass and a coupling mass. The vibration may be generated based on sound signals received at one or more microphones that are suspended from the seismic mass.

    Magnetic retention system
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12003925B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-04

    申请号:US18072758

    申请日:2022-12-01

    申请人: Cochlear Limited

    发明人: Johan Gustafsson

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00 A61N1/36

    摘要: An external component of a medical device, including an actuator including a static magnetic flux path that reacts with a dynamic magnetic flux path to actuate the actuator, and a magnetic retention system configured to retain the external component to a recipient via interaction with a ferromagnetic component attached to a recipient, the magnetic retention system including a magnetic flux path that encircles the static magnetic flux path of the actuator.

    Multi-pole magnetic coupling for bone conduction device

    公开(公告)号:US10129667B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-13

    申请号:US15440593

    申请日:2017-02-23

    申请人: COCHLEAR LIMITED

    发明人: Johan Gustafsson

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00 A61N1/08 A61N1/375

    摘要: A percutaneous bone conduction auditory prosthesis utilizes a multipole magnetic coupling system to secure the external device to an abutment that is secured to the skull of a recipient. With the multipole magnetic coupling system, a very strong retention force is formed between the device and the abutment. The multipole magnetic coupling system can include a complex array of exposed poles, such that the retention forces are coordinated with a mating abutment.

    Bone conduction magnetic retention system

    公开(公告)号:US10091594B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-02

    申请号:US14811138

    申请日:2015-07-28

    申请人: Cochlear Limited

    发明人: Johan Gustafsson

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00 A61N1/36

    摘要: An external component of a medical device, including an actuator including a static magnetic flux path that reacts with a dynamic magnetic flux path to actuate the actuator, and a magnetic retention system configured to retain the external component to a recipient via interaction with a ferromagnetic component attached to a recipient, the magnetic retention system including a magnetic flux path that encircles the static magnetic flux path of the actuator.

    Magnetic retention device
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11792587B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-17

    申请号:US18072774

    申请日:2022-12-01

    申请人: Cochlear Limited

    发明人: Johan Gustafsson

    IPC分类号: A61N1/36 H04R25/00 A61N1/375

    摘要: An apparatus, including an external component of a medical device configured to generate a magnetic flux that removably retains, via a resulting magnetic retention force, the external component to a recipient thereof, wherein the external component is configured to enable the adjustment of a path of the generated magnetic flux so as to vary the resulting magnetic retention force.