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/In-canal Hearing Device Including Sealed Vibratory Transducer
Abstract

An ear-wearable electronic device comprises a housing configured for deployment at least partially within an ear canal of a wearer, sound processing circuitry, and a vibratory transducer disposed in the housing and coupled to the sound processing circuitry. The vibratory transducer comprises an oscillator arrangement disposed in a sealed case. The vibratory transducer is configured to generate output signals in the form of audible sound transmissible via air conduction to an eardrum of the wearer and vibratory signals for stimulating a cochlea of the wearer via transcranial bone conduction.

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What is claimed is:

An ear-wearable electronic device comprises a housing configured for deployment at least partially within an ear canal of a wearer, sound processing circuitry, and a vibratory transducer disposed in the housing and coupled to the sound processing circuitry. The vibratory transducer comprises an oscillator arrangement disposed in a sealed case. The vibratory transducer is configured to generate output signals in the form of audible sound transmissible via air conduction to an eardrum of the wearer and vibratory signals for stimulating a cochlea of the wearer via transcranial bone conduction.
Timeline
Filed
02/18/2026
Published
06/25/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(3)
H04R 1/10:Earpieces; Attachments therefor
H04R 1/02:Casings; Cabinets; Mountings therein (takes precedence H04R 1/28)
H04R 1/28:Transducer mountings or enclosures designed for specific frequency response; Transducer enclosures modified by provision of mechanical or acoustic impedances, e.g. resonator, damping means