Patent ID: 8142344
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. A system for enhancing a patient's ability to hear audible sound, said system comprising: a sound generator module including an output transducer responsive to an applied electric drive signal for producing sound energy; said sound generator module comprising a housing configured for implantation in subcutaneous tissue adjacent to the patient's outer ear canal for projecting said sound energy into said outer ear canal; a sound receiver module including an input transducer responsive to audible sound for producing an electric drive signal representative of said audible sound; said sound receiver module comprising a case configured for implantation proximate to the patient's pinna; an electric cable connecting said sound receiver module to said sound generator module for applying said electric drive signal to said output transducer; wherein said electric cable is configured for subcutaneous implantation extending between said sound receiver module and said sound generator module; wherein said sound generator module housing includes a body portion and a projecting stud portion; and wherein said stud portion is configured to project percutaneously through the patient's skin surrounding said outer ear canal for projecting sound energy into said outer ear canal.