Patents Assigned to Oticon Medical A/S
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Patent number: 11975193Abstract: A method and a cochlea implant system for providing reliably control and stability of the ratio between the positive charge and the capacitive discharge of an electrical pulse are disclosed. The system includes an external unit configured to receive acoustical sound and process the acoustical sound into a coded audio signal, and an implantable unit configured to receive the coded audio signal. The system further comprises a pulse generating unit configured to generate a first electrical pulse of a first pulse duration and a second electrical pulse of a second pulse duration different from the first pulse duration based on the coded audio signal. The system still further comprises an electrode array including a plurality of electrodes, wherein at least one of the plurality of electrodes is configured to receive at least the first electrical pulse and the second electrical pulse, and a capacitor connected to the at least one of the plurality of electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Yannick Vaiarello, Martin Besnard, Pierre Stahl
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Patent number: 11968502Abstract: According to an embodiment, a medical device is disclosed. The medical device includes an external unit and an implantable unit. The external unit includes an electronic unit operationally coupled to a transmitter coil that is configured transmit power and/or data signal over a wireless transcutaneous link, a coil unit comprising a loop structure with the transmitter coil being wound around and along at least a part of length of the loop structure, and a fixation unit configured to attach the loop structure to a user's body i) proximal to an implantable receiver coil that is configured to be implanted within a body part, and ii) around a body part of a user such that a part of the body part is positioned in a hollow section of the loop structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventor: Bengt Bern
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Patent number: 11937832Abstract: A drill bit for drilling a cavity or a recess into a skull, wherein the cavity or the recess is configured to receive an implantable fixture screw unit of a hearing aid system, is disclosed. The drill bit includes a first part including a drill tip with a first drill diameter, wherein the drill tip comprises a tip angle of between 137 degrees to 143 degrees along a longitudinal axis of the drill bit and wherein the drill tip comprises a back rake angle of between ?1 degree and +1 degree, in particular a back rake angle of substantially 0 degrees, a second part including a plurality of flute blades with a second drill diameter, wherein the second drill diameter is greater that the first drill diameter, and a transition part which is arranged between the first part and the second part and along the longitudinal axis, wherein the transition part includes a body clearance.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Hanna Peters, Emelie Lager, Anton Hedström, Martin Johansson, Thomas Eriksson
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Patent number: 11931575Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cochlear implant system, and more particularly, the disclosure relates to a processor unit which includes a switching mean configured to switch between using a fixed stimulation frame onset or a variable stimulation frame onset for frame coding a plurality of stimulation pulses into a one or more stimulation frames.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Marianna Vatti, Kai Dang, Pierre Stahl, Manuel Segovia Martinez, Dan Gnansia, Bradford Backus
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Patent number: 11937050Abstract: This disclosure relates to a hearing aid for placement on head of a user comprising a first second part. The first part may comprise an acoustic input transducer adapted to convert ambient sound picked up at the ear of the user to an electric signal, a signal processor adapted to process the electric signal according to specifications of user into a processed electric signal, and an output transducer adapted to covert the processed electric signal into a transmission signal, The second part may comprise an anchor adapted to fixate said second part under the skin to skull bone of the user, and a receiver adapted to receive the transmission signal and convert the transmission signal to an output signal perceivable as sound by the user. The first part may comprise an inner recess adapted to receive an insert element, where the insert element may comprise a first magnet adapted to in cooperation with the second part to cause the first part to attach to the head of the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Emilie Munk Haagerup, Peder Hesselbjerg Pedersen, Mads Buur Mortensen, Johan Rosengren
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Publication number: 20240082599Abstract: A cochlear implant hearing aid system is disclosed. The cochlear implant hearing aid system comprises an external part. The external part includes a sound pickup unit configured to pick up sound from the environment and a sound processing unit configured to process said sound. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises an implant part. The implant part includes an implant processing unit and a plurality of cochlea stimulation electrodes for stimulation of a cochlea of a user. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises a near-infrared transmitter configured to transmit a near-infrared wave. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises a near-infrared receiver configured to receive said near-infrared wave.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Søren Kamaric RIIS, Thomas LUNNER, Dorothea WENDT, Bradford BACKUS
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Publication number: 20240073633Abstract: A hearing aid device includes at least one user input unit for controlling an operation mode of the hearing aid device, at least one signal line connecting the at least one user input unit with a control unit for controlling the hearing aid device, and an antenna module comprising at least two electrically conductive and electrically connectable layers forming a layered structure. The at least one user input unit is arranged at one of the layers of the antenna module, and the at least one signal line is provided at an inner surface of one of the layers facing one other layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Oleksandr RYBALKO, Jens TROELSEN, Rune SØ, Morten THOUGAARD
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Publication number: 20240056748Abstract: A hearing system is disclosed comprising a support unit, and at least one abutment unit, wherein the support unit supports the at least one abutment unit. The at least one abutment unit has a contact surface. The support unit is configured to be placed at a user's head such that the contact surface of the at least one abutment unit contacts the user's head in an area surrounding one of the user's ears, in particular, in an area of one of the user's mastoid bones. The at least one abutment unit comprises a contact element, the contact element being configured to transmit vibrations generated by a vibration generating unit towards the contact surface. The contact element is made of a fiber-reinforced plastic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Morten Brandt Karlsen, Adis Bjelosevic, David Ginty, Maja Thorning-Schmidt
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Patent number: 11883674Abstract: A cochlear implant system is disclosed. The system includes a power management unit that is configured to determine a stimulation power consumption of the implantable unit for providing the plurality of stimulation pulses of the stimulation frame to the auditory nerve fibers of the recipient. The determine of the stimulation power consumption of the implantable unit may be based on the plurality of stimulation pulses determined by the external unit, and more specifically, determined by a sound processor arranged within the external unit and/or the implantable unit. The plurality of stimulation pulses may be communicated to the power management unit. Furthermore, the power management unit may be configured to determine a power consumption stage of the implantable unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Yannick Vaiarello, Taoufik Berbouchi, Tristan Vincent
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Patent number: 11889247Abstract: A transcutaneous bone-anchored hearing aid device for a recipient patient is described.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2023Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Erik Holgersson, Tomas Johansson
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Patent number: 11872408Abstract: A cochlear implant hearing aid system is disclosed. The cochlear implant hearing aid system comprises an external part. The external part includes a sound pickup unit configured to pick up sound from the environment and a sound processing unit configured to process said sound. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises an implant part. The implant part includes an implant processing unit and a plurality of cochlea stimulation electrodes for stimulation of a cochlea of a user. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises a near-infrared transmitter configured to transmit a near-infrared wave. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises a near-infrared receiver configured to receive said near-infrared wave.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Søren Kamaric Riis, Thomas Lunner, Dorothea Wendt, Bradford Backus
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Patent number: 11849285Abstract: A hearing aid device includes at least one user input unit for controlling an operation mode of the hearing aid device, at least one signal line connecting the at least one user input unit with a control unit for controlling the hearing aid device, and an antenna module comprising at least two electrically conductive and electrically connectable layers forming a layered structure. The at least one user input unit is arranged at one of the layers of the antenna module, and the at least one signal line is provided at an inner surface of one of the layers facing one other layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Oleksandr Rybalko, Jens Troelsen, Rune Sø, Morten Thougaard
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Patent number: 11849287Abstract: A hearing system is disclosed comprising a support unit, and at least one abutment unit, wherein the support unit supports the at least one abutment unit. The at least one abutment unit has a contact surface. The support unit is configured to be placed at a user's head such that the contact surface of the at least one abutment unit contacts the user's head in an area surrounding one of the user's ears, in particular, in an area of one of the user's mastoid bones. The at least one abutment unit comprises a contact element, the contact element being configured to transmit vibrations generated by a vibration generating unit towards the contact surface. The contact element is made of a fiber-reinforced plastic material.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2023Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Morten Brandt Karlsen, Adis Bjelosevic, David Ginty, Maja Thorning-Schmidt
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Patent number: 11805376Abstract: According to an aspect, a hearing device such as a bone conduction hearing aid is disclosed. The device includes an implantable prosthetic system comprising a receiver coil, and an external audio processor device. The audio processor device includes a microphone configured to transform a received sound into an electrical input signal, a signal processor configured to process the electrical input signal into a processed electrical data signal, a transmitter coil configured to inductively transmit data signals and/or power, across the skin of a hearing device user, to the receiver coil. The audio processor device further includes a detection device configured to detect if the external audio processor device is within a predefined distance from the implantable prosthetic system or to detect if a coupling coefficient between the transmitter coil and a receiver coil is within a predefined value range.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventor: Jens T. Balslev
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Patent number: 11792578Abstract: A cochlear stimulation system for determining a Temporal Fine Structure (TFS) parameter of a spectral component of an incoming acoustic signal is provided. The system comprises a transducer receiving an incoming acoustic signal, and wherein a sampled audio signal of length N samples is provided based on the incoming acoustic signal, a storing unit including a plurality of window frequency differences and/or a plurality of window energy level differences. The system further comprises a signal processor for estimating the TFS parameter of the full frequency range of the sampled audio signal by locating a main spectrum sample of the plurality of spectrum samples having a maximum energy level within a range of frequencies centered around the main spectrum sample, and determining the TFS parameter based on the energy level difference for one or more of the spectrum samples of the group of spectrum samples and the window function.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Manuel Segovia Martinez, Julian Skovgaard, Pierre Stahl, Kai Dang, Aswin Wijetillake
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Patent number: 11745008Abstract: A method and a system for measuring a main electrically evoked compound action potential is described. The system may comprise a cochlea implant system which includes an electrode array, and where the electrode array includes at least a stimulator electrode, a first recording electrode and a second recording electrode, and where the first recording electrode is arranged closer to the stimulator electrode than the second recording electrode, a processor electrically in communication with the cochlea implant system.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Behnam Molaee, Manuel Segovia Martinez
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Patent number: 11724107Abstract: The invention relates to a cochlear implant system comprising a microphone unit configured to receive an acoustical signal and transmit an audio signal based on the acoustical signal, a processor unit configured to receive the audio signal and process the audio signal into a plurality of electrode pulses, an electrode array including a plurality of electrodes configured to stimulate auditory nerves of a user of the cochlear implant system based on the plurality of electrode pulses, and wherein the processor unit is configured to assign an importance value to one or more electrodes of the plurality of electrodes, wherein each of the importance values is determined based on a status of an electrode pulse assigned to the respective electrode, select a main set of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes during a time window, where the importance value of each of the selected electrodes of the main set of electrodes is larger or equal to an importance threshold value, activate the electrodes of the main set of eType: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Aswin Adris Wijetillake, Simon Krogholt Christiansen, Pierre Stahl, Dan Gnansia, Manuel Segovia Martinez
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Patent number: 11683650Abstract: A hearing aid system includes an implant unit and a sound processor unit. The implant unit may be a transcutaneous bone anchoring stimulator configured to provide an acoustical vibration to the skull of the user wearing the hearing aid system. The implant unit may be cochlear stimulator configured to stimulate neural nerves of the cochlear of the user wearing the hearing aid system. The sound processor unit may be a housing attached to the skin of the user and attached to the implant unit by a magnetic force.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Jens Troelsen, Oleksandr Rybalko
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Publication number: 20230188910Abstract: A hearing system is disclosed comprising a support unit, and at least one abutment unit, wherein the support unit supports the at least one abutment unit. The at least one abutment unit has a contact surface. The support unit is configured to be placed at a user's head such that the contact surface of the at least one abutment unit contacts the user's head in an area surrounding one of the user's ears, in particular, in an area of one of the user's mastoid bones. The at least one abutment unit comprises a contact element, the contact element being configured to transmit vibrations generated by a vibration generating unit towards the contact surface. The contact element is made of a fiber-reinforced plastic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Morten Brandt Karlsen, Adis Bjelosevic, David Ginty, Maja Thorning-Schmidt
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Publication number: 20230179932Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a hearing aid is disclosed. The hearing aid including a vibrator configured to apply a main vibration stimulation onto a skull of a recipient of the hearing aid. The vibrator may include a first assembly which comprises a magnet configured to provide a static magnetic flux and a coil configured to provide a dynamic magnetic flux based on a first current, and the coil may be wrapped around at least a part of the magnet. Furthermore, the vibrator includes a second assembly which includes a vibrator transfer unit and a suspension spring, and wherein the first assembly may be configured to move relative to the second assembly generating a first vibration based on the static and the dynamic magnetic flux, and the first vibration may be transferred to the vibrator transfer unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Johannes KOCHER, Erik HOLGERSSON