US 11,729,559 B2
Hearing aid with hidden use feature
Levent Sennaroglu, Ankara (TR); Munir Demir Bajin, Ankara (TR); Onur Ergun, Ankara (TR); Bilsay Sumer, Ankara (TR); Harun Artuner, Ankara (TR); Cenk Toker, Ankara (TR); Dincer Gokcen, Ankara (TR); Mehmet Ali Onur, Ankara (TR); Nilay Bereli, Ankara (TR); Adil Denizli, Ankara (TR); Gonca Sennaroglu, Ankara (TR); and Merve Batuk, Ankara (TR)
Assigned to HACETTEPE UNIVERSITESI, Ankara (TR)
Appl. No. 17/298,632
Filed by HACETTEPE UNIVERSITESI, Ankara (TR)
PCT Filed May 13, 2020, PCT No. PCT/TR2020/050419
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 31, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/236113, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 26, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0053275 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 25/556 (2013.01) [H04R 25/554 (2013.01); H04R 25/606 (2013.01); H04R 2225/51 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hearing aid (1) comprising
at least one first unit (2) which is inserted to the implant bed (outer surface of the temporal bone squamous part) inside the ear; has at least one receiving antenna (3) that receives audio data, at least one internal magnet (4); at least one first hermetic box (5) that receives audio data from the receiving antenna (3) and keeps these in the form of combined audio data and at least one grounding electrode (6) that is located on the first hermetic box (5), at least one energy supplying assembly and at least one wireless connection assembly;
at least one connection element (7) which is connected to the first hermetic box (5) from one end thereof;
at least one second unit (8) which is inserted to the mastoidectomy cavity inside the ear; creates the internal part together with the first unit (2) and the connection element (7); has at least one second hermetic box (9) that has components to distribute combined audio data into separate channels and a connection surface, at least one electrode array (10) wherein the conductors exiting the second hermetic box (9) exist together, at least one electrode contact surface (11) that are conductors composing the electrode array (10), and at least one connector (12) that provides the connection between the first hermetic box (5) and the second hermetic box (9), contacts the connection element (7) from one end thereof and to the connection surface on the second hermetic box (9) from the other end thereof;
at least one transmitting antenna (13) which is in interaction to transmit audio data to the receiving antenna (6) in the first unit (4);
at least one external magnet (14) which provides connection with the internal magnet (4) in the first unit (2), is located outside the body;
at least one power button (15) which is used for controlling the power required for operation, triggered by the user;
at least one connection button (16) which is used for controlling the wireless connection;
characterized by
the connector (12) which is located in a position close to the second hermetic box (9), such that it will be within the mastoidectomy cavity and have a detachable structure, in a condition where it is sufficient to leave the electrode array (10) inside the inner ear for troubleshooting in case of any failure.