Patent ID: 6628195
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: A61F,H04R

Abstract:
Tactile stimulation device designed to be used by a deaf person comprisinga case which can be held in one hand, a sensor associated with an electroacoustic transducer, and an input connector provided to accommodate a removable microphone or a receiving accessory, said sensor, said transducer, and said input connector being mounted on said case, said transducer producing a vibration output (i) representing ambient sounds collected by the microphone or receiving accessory and (ii) capable of being sensed by a finger, said sensor being designed to enable turning the device on by touching said sensor, such that the device has a compact construction making it possible to carry the device in a pocket, taking the device in one hand, turning the device on, and sensing the vibration output of the transducer with a finger.