Patent ID: 8366601

Claim:
An implantable hearing aid transducer mountable to a transducer mounting apparatus, the transducer comprising: a transducer housing having an aperture extending through a first side thereof, and a rotatable portion, wherein the rotatable portion of the transducer housing is rotatable relative to a transducer mounting apparatus, and wherein during rotation a center of rotation of the rotatable portion of the transducer housing remains positionally fixed; an actuator advanceable relative to the transducer housing through the aperture to couple with a middle ear component; a driver comprising at least one magnet and at least one coil, wherein one of the at least one magnet and at least one coil is connected to the actuator to induce movement of the actuator relative to the transducer housing in response to transducer drive signals, and wherein the actuator is advanceable through the aperture independent from operation of the driver; and a seal disposed around the one of the at least one magnet and the at least one coil connected to the actuator to protect the one of the at least one magnet and the at least one coil from body fluids.