Patents by Inventor Marcus Andersson

Marcus Andersson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Determining impedance-related phenomena in vibrating actuator and identifying device system characteristics based thereon
    Patent number: 11245991
    Abstract: A method, including determining a change in an actuator impedance based on a change in an electrical property of a system of which the actuator is apart, and determining one or more system characteristics based on the change in the actuator impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Martin E. Hillbratt, Kristian Asnes, Marcus Andersson, Johan Gustafsson, Mats Hojlund
  • Bone conduction implant
    Patent number: 11240613
    Abstract: An apparatus for a bone conduction implant, comprising a bone fixture including a screw thread configured to screw into a skull, wherein at least a section of the screw thread is non-uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Goran Bjorn, Marcus Andersson, Stefan Magnander, Stellan Johansson
  • REMOVABLE ATTACHMENT OF A PASSIVE TRANSCUTANEOUS BONE CONDUCTION DEVICE WITH LIMITED SKIN DEFORMATION
    Publication number: 20220030363
    Abstract: An external component including a vibratory portion configured to vibrate in response to a sound signal to evoke a hearing percept via bone conduction and including a coupling portion configured to removably attach the external component to an outer surface of skin of a recipient of the hearing prosthesis while imparting deformation to the skin of the recipient at a location of the attachment, in a one-gravity environment, of an amount that is about equal to or equal to that which results from the external component having mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Marcus ANDERSSON, Kristian ASNES, Erik Martin HOLGERSSON
  • Inner ear plug
    Patent number: 11213430
    Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to a securable inner drug delivery plug or stopper that is configured to be inserted into, and secured (retained) within, an opening of the inner ear of an recipient. The securable inner drug delivery plug is configured to deliver drugs directly into the inner ear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven, Daniel Smyth, Marcus Andersson, Claudiu G. Treaba, Fysh Dadd
  • Treatment of the ear
    Patent number: 11213662
    Abstract: Presented herein are implantable systems and methods for long-term delivery of treatment substance to a recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven, Daniel Smyth, Jonathon Kirk, Claudiu G. Treaba, Marcus Andersson
  • ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSDUCER WITH SPECIFIC INTERNAL GEOMETRY
    Publication number: 20210360358
    Abstract: A device, including an electromagnetic transducer including a bobbin having a space therein, a connection apparatus in fixed relationship to the bobbin configured to transfer vibrational energy directly or indirectly at least one of to or from the electromagnetic transducer, and a passage from the space to the connection apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Marcus ANDERSSON, Tommy BERGS, Johan GUSTAFSSON, Anders KALLSVIK
  • Medical implant system
    Patent number: 11166752
    Abstract: An implant including a bone fixture configured to anchor to bone of a recipient, and a structural component configured to be connected to the bone fixture and connect a functional component of the implant to the bone fixture, wherein at least one of the bone fixture or the structural component includes a deformable element configured to deform to form an anti-microbial seal between the bone fixture and the structural component, and the at least one deformable element and the respective at least one bone fixture or structural component form a monolithic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Goran Bjorn, Marcus Andersson
  • THERAPEUTIC SOUND THROUGH BONE CONDUCTION
    Publication number: 20210322719
    Abstract: Therapeutic sound is provided through a bone conduction apparatus. A patient having a mental disorder is selected and provided with a bone conduction apparatus. A therapeutic signal generator generates a therapeutic signal for ameliorating the mental disorder. A vibratory actuator of the bone conduction apparatus vibrates based on the therapeutic signal, which causes the patient to perceive a therapeutic sound percept.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventor: Marcus Andersson
  • Bone conduction skin interface
    Patent number: 11128968
    Abstract: A skin interface apparatus configured as an interface of a prosthesis with skin of a recipient, including a first portion configured for direct contact with skin of the recipient, and a second portion configured for direct contact with skin of the recipient, wherein the portions have different material properties. In an exemplary embodiment, the first portion is a part of a holding plate pad of a hearing prosthesis and the second portion is part of a driving plate pad of the hearing prosthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Marcus Andersson, Johan Gustafsson, Martin Evert Gustaf Hillbratt, Tobias Good
  • ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSDUCER WITH NEW SPECIFIC INTERFACE GEOMETRIES
    Publication number: 20210281960
    Abstract: A device, comprising a coupling apparatus configured to couple to a male mating coupling component and also configured to couple to a female mating coupling component. In some embodiments, the coupling apparatus is configured to snap couple to a male mating coupling component and also configured to snap couple to a female mating coupling component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventor: Marcus ANDERSSON
  • Conformable pad bone conduction device
    Patent number: 11095994
    Abstract: Pads for positioning between external hearing prosthesis components and a recipient's skin or scalp that conform to the recipient's anatomy but transmit vibrations from the external components to implanted components. Usable pad materials may include non-Newtonian materials including dilatant materials, rheological materials, memory foams, viscoelastic material, thermoplastics, electro-rheological fluids and or magneto-rheological fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Marcus Andersson, Goran Bjorn, Stefan Magnander, Henrik Fyrlund, Koen van den Heuvel, Tobias Good
  • Removable attachment of a passive transcutaneous bone conduction device with limited skin deformation
    Patent number: 11089413
    Abstract: An external component including a vibratory portion configured to vibrate in response to a sound signal to evoke a hearing percept via bone conduction and including a coupling portion configured to removably attach the external component to an outer surface of skin of a recipient of the hearing prosthesis while imparting deformation to the skin of the recipient at a location of the attachment, in a one-gravity environment, of an amount that is about equal to or equal to that which results from the external component having mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Marcus Andersson, Kristian Asnes, Erik Martin Holgersson
  • LINEAR TRANSDUCER IN A FLAPPING AND BENDING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210176574
    Abstract: A component of a bone conduction device, such as a passive transcutaneous bone conduction device or an active transcutaneous bone conduction device, or a percutaneous bone conduction device, used to evoke a hearing percept comprising a housing and a bender apparatus located in the housing, wherein the bender apparatus is a device of a piezoelectric bender.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Tommy BERGS, Marcus ANDERSSON
  • Electromagnetic transducer with specific internal geometry
    Patent number: 11026032
    Abstract: A device, including an electromagnetic transducer including a bobbin having a space therein, a connection apparatus in fixed relationship to the bobbin configured to transfer vibrational energy directly or indirectly at least one of to or from the electromagnetic transducer, and a passage from the space to the connection apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Marcus Andersson, Tommy Bergs, Johan Gustafsson, Anders Kallsvik
  • CONVERTIBILITY OF A BONE CONDUCTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210152955
    Abstract: An external component of a bone conduction device, including a vibrator and a platform configured to transfer vibrations from the vibrator to skin of the recipient, wherein the vibrator and platform are configured to quick connect and quick disconnect to and from, respectively, one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: David Nathan Morris, Marcus Andersson, Göran Björn, Kristian Gunnar Asnes, Carl Van Himbeeck
  • System for adjusting magnetic retention force in auditory prostheses
    Patent number: 11012796
    Abstract: An external portion of an auditory prosthesis includes an external magnet that interacts with an implanted magnet to hold the external portion against the skin of a recipient. A magnetic component can be disposed proximate either or both of the external magnet or implanted magnet to channel the magnetic field associated therewith. The magnetic component can be moved relative to its associated magnet so as to adjust the magnetic field, and thus, the retention force between the magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Marcus Andersson, Johan Gustafsson, Henrik Fyrlund, Stefan Magnander, Goran Bjorn
  • Bone conduction device having magnets integrated with housing
    Patent number: 11012797
    Abstract: A transcutaneous bone conduction device includes magnets secured to housing of an external portion of the device. The magnets can be disposed within the housing, or secured to an external surface thereof. The magnets are disposed about a shaft that delivers vibrational stimuli to a recipient so as to evenly deliver the stimuli.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Marcus Andersson, Martin Evert Gustaf Hillbratt, Johan Gustafsson, Tommy Bergs
  • Magnetic retention device
    Patent number: 10945085
    Abstract: An apparatus, including an external component of a medical device configured to generate a magnetic flux that removably retains, via a resulting magnetic retention force, the external component to a recipient thereof, wherein the external component is configured to enable the adjustment of the generated magnetic flux so as to vary the resulting magnetic retention force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Johan Gustafsson, Marcus Andersson, Charles Roger Aaron Leigh
  • Implantable Magnet Arrangements
    Publication number: 20210031037
    Abstract: Presented herein are magnet arrangements for use with encapsulated implantable components. An implantable component comprises an implant body and a plurality of wire loops forming an internal coil that are encapsulated in a biocompatible overmolding. The implantable component also comprises a bone fixture positioned proximate to the plurality of wire loops and an implantable magnet attached to the bone fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Marcus Andersson, Daniel Smyth, Fysh Dadd, Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven, Claudiu G. Treaba, Jonathon Kirk, Charles Roger Aaron Leigh
  • Bone conduction device having a multilayer piezoelectric element
    Patent number: RE48797
    Abstract: A bone conduction device comprising a multilayer piezoelectric element. The multilayer piezoelectric element comprises two stacked piezoelectric layers, and a flexible passive layer disposed between the piezoelectric layers. The device also comprises a mass component attached to the multilayer piezoelectric element; and a coupling attached to the multilayer piezoelectric element configured to transfer mechanical forces generated by the multilayer piezoelectric element and the mass component to a recipient's skull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Marcus Andersson, Kristian Asnes, Erik Holgersson, Patrik W. Stromsten, Wim Bervoets