Patent ID: 7021676

Claim:
A connector system for interconnecting a hearing aid with a fixture anchored in a bone segment, comprising: a fixture anchored in a bone segment; an abutment mounted on the fixture; a connector having a connector flange extending radially outwardly, the connector having one end being in operative engagement with the abutment, the connector having an opposite end in operative engagement with a hearing aid; a coupling shoe having an opening defined therein for receiving and slidably engaging the connector flange, the opening extending through a sidewall of the coupling shoe; spring biasing means in operative engagement with the coupling shoe for biasing the coupling shoe radially inwardly, the coupling shoe being openable against a biasing force of the spring biasing means to permit the connector flange to slide into the opening of the coupling shoe; and the coupling shoe having a coupling area, the coupling area having an abutment receiving opening defined therein, the abutment being insertable into the abutment receiving opening.