US 12,490,034 B2
Bone conduction implant
Göran Björn, Onsala (SE); Stefan Magnander, Gothenburg (SE); and Marcus Andersson, Gothenburg (SE)
Assigned to Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University (AU)
Filed by Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University (AU)
Filed on Dec. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/535,392.
Application 18/535,392 is a division of application No. 13/270,691, filed on Oct. 11, 2011, granted, now 11,843,918.
Prior Publication US 2024/0107243 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 25/606 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bone conduction implant, comprising:
a bone fixture including a male screw section configured to screw into a skull; and
an abutment configured to be attached to the bone fixture,
wherein the abutment includes a first exterior surface diameter lying on a first plane normal to a longitudinal axis of the bone conduction implant that is greater than a minimum outer diameter of the bone fixture lying on a second plane parallel to the first plane, wherein the abutment includes a second exterior surface diameter lying on a third plane parallel to the first plane, wherein the second exterior surface diameter is the same as the first exterior surface diameter, and
wherein the abutment is configured for a male-female coupling with an operationally removable component, the male coupling portion of the coupling being established by the abutment, and
the abutment includes a skin interfacing surface that has a constant outer diameter.