Patent ID: 6381336
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
A sealed, implantable electronics module adapted for inclusion in an implantable hearing aid system, the electronics module comprising:a microphone; an amplifier for receiving an input signal from said microphone, and for providing an output signal to a microactuator also included in the implantable hearing aid system; an energy storage device for powering operation of the implantable hearing aid system; a disk-shaped housing for receiving and hermetically enclosing said microphone, said amplifier and said energy storage device, said disk-shaped housing being adapted for implantation into a depression surgically sculpted into a mastoid cortical bone behind an external ear of a subject, disposed in this location said microphone is adapted to press against skin overlying said mastoid cortical bone; and an electrical connector coupled to said amplifier for providing the output signal to the microactuator of the implantable hearing aid system.