72 results about "Temporal bone" patented technology

The invention relates to a butterfly temporal bone conductive communication and / or hear-assisting device which is provided with a system device, a bone skin conduction and oscillation device and a vehicle device loading the system device and the bone skin conduction and oscillation device; wherein the vehicle device is provided with a structural body which can closely contact the bone skin conduction and oscillation device and the butterfly temporal bone at the butterfly temporal bone part; in addition, the bone skin conduction and oscillation device comprises a energy converter for converting electric signals and sound oscillation waves, which can transmit sound oscillation waves to inner ear through the butterfly temporal bone by means of bone conduction and receive the oscillation waves generated by a sounding vibrating skull and convert the oscillation waves into electric signals; on the basis, since bone conductive communication of sound oscillation waves can be carried out at the butterfly temporal bone part, according to applications, the vehicle device can be used as a bone conduction loudspeaker, a bone conduction microphone, a bone conduction multi-media device or a bone conduction communication device; if a peripheral external audio acquisition device is added, the vehicle device can be used as a bone conduction hear-assisting device or a bone conduction communication hear-assisting device; if a nose bone conduction device is added, the vehicle device can be used as a nose butterfly temporal bone conduction communication or communication hear-assisting device for reducing external noise of an air conduction mode and conveniences brought about by structural sliding in frequently-used bone skin conduction mode or by additional installation of construction members.

Disclosed is a travel pillow for providing the head and neck alignment of a human user resting against a seat back. The travel pillow has an interior shell of a semi-stiff unitary construction. There is a head support region defining a head supporting space for supporting the user's head, a neck support region defining a neck supporting space for supporting the user's neck posteriorly, an enlarged portion bridging together the head support region and the neck support region, the enlarged portion varying in radius from the head support region to the neck support region all elements functioning together as a single unit to maintain the columnar alignment of the user's head directly above the user's neck, and lobes extending upwardly on either side of the head support region to support the head at the intersection of the occipital bone, parietal bone and temporal bones on either side of the head to prevent lateral bending of the neck. The pillow is placed between the user and the seat back, wherein the pillow is held in place during use by the user's weight resting against the seat back. The head support region may be sized and shaped to match the approximate shape of the back of the user's head. The head support region may be transversely curved about the user's vertebral axis and is cut away at the user's occiput such that the user's head rests directly against the seat headrest.

A method and device for connecting a bone conductor transducer contained in a housing to the skull bone for the transmission of vibrations characterized by, that the housing has at least one surface, which is placed against the bottom plane of a recess shaped in the temporal bone with a static force exceeding the dynamic signal forces.

The present invention is to provide a head relaxing pillow, which is made of an elastic material and includes a supporting main body having a top for supporting the neck of a user who lies face up and a bottom concavely provided with a recess, two contact portions each having one end connected to one of the two corresponding ends of the supporting main body and the other end corresponding in configuration to one of the user's parietal bones, and a pressing portion extending from one side of the supporting main body and located between the contact portions. The supporting main body is provided with two sunken portions which are adjacent to two corresponding ends thereof respectively. Thus, when the user's neck and head are resting on the supporting main body and the contact portions respectively, the two sunken portions are corresponding in position to the user's temporal bones respectively.

The present invention relates to a device for picking up biological electrical signals, and more precisely auditory evoked potentials generated by acoustic and / or electrical and / or mechanical stimulation of the cochlea, or of a portion of the auditory system in man or animal. The device for measuring or picking up auditory evoked potentials is surgically implantable in the temporo-occipital area and comprises at least two extracochlear pickup electrodes connected to the inputs of a differential amplifier.

There is provided a headphone with a behind-the-head headband comprising at least one transducer and a behind-the-head headband for receiving the transducer. The behind-the-head headband further comprises first and second contact locations for resting against a temporal bone of a wearer of the headphone. The spacing between the transducer and the first or second contact location can be adjusted. By virtue of the possibility of adjusting the spacing with respect to the contact location the transducer can be positioned exactly over the auditory channel of the headphone wearer without pressure points on the ear.