Design of Vibrating Transducer for Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Aid

이식형 중이 청각보조기를 위한 진동 트랜스듀서의 설계

  • 박형욱 (경북대학교 전자전기공학부, 경북대학교병원 의공학과, 경북대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실)
  • Published : 1996.12.01

Abstract

In this paper, we analyzed the coil-magnet type vibrating transducer for the implantable middle ear hearing aid which is appropriate for patient's hearing level, and an experimental transducer system is designed For the objective and quantitative analysis of the transducer, a theoretical equivalent model containing coil, magneto and inner ear is developed To perform effective evaluation of the transducer, a transforming ratio Tr is introduced and its range that is suitable for practical implantable middle ear hearing device is foun4 The result of applying physical parameters of ear system to the proposed analytical model shows that frequency response of the coil magrlet type vibrator is predominantly governed by resistive impedance of the coil rather than inertia effect of the magnet and the inner parameters. In addition, we realized an experimental middle ear hearing aid system to show the theoretical validity of designed system and this will provide the basis of the development for actually implantable system.

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