contact transducer assembly for hearing devices

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1991-11-12

1993-11-02

Ng, Jin F.

Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices

Sound effects

Reverberators

381 683, 381 686, H04R 2500

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052590321

ABSTRACT:
A contact transducer assembly for an electromagnetically driven hearing device such as a hearing aid or other audio signal reproducing device worn by a user is described. The contact transducer assembly includes a transducer which is attached to a biocompatible support. This assembly is supported on the tympanic membrane of the wearer by surface adhesion, such that it can be readily inserted and removed in a manner similar to that of a conventional contact lens worn on the eye.

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