Testing Bone Anchored Device Using The Sks10 Skull Simulator - Interacoustics Affinity 2.0 Additional Information

2) Attach the hearing aid to the adaptor. To attach a BTE use the BTE tubing that is delivered with the
system, as shown below.
3) In case of an ITE or open f it hearing aids use blue putty to attach them to the ITE adaptor as shown
below:
Note: the microphone should be plugged into the white plug in the Af f inity
3.6.2

Testing bone anchored device using the SKS10 skull simulator

With the Interacoustics SKS10 Skull Simulator, it is now possible to perf orm technical measurements of bone
anchored devices. For more inf ormation on the setup and test procedures, please ref er to the Quick Guide at
the end of this document.
The SKS10 can be used with Af f inity Suite version 2.3 or higher.
What is the SKS10?
• It is a coupler, with a def ined mass and an accelerometer, that can measure the f orce output level of
a bone anchored hearing system
• It emulates the mechanical impedance of the human head
It converts the vibrations of the bone anchored device into electrical signals, like the way that a
•
standard hearing aid coupler/coupler microphone converts sound waves into electrical signals.
• It can be connected either to the internal test-box of the Af finity
connected to the Af f inity
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2.0 test box
2.0 or to an external test-box (TBS25)
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