Advanced Bionics Ag

Advanced Bionics Corporation

Roger S Meier

Logan P Palmer

Lee F Hartley

R Tissa Karunasiri

James Paul Goodman

Thomas Patrick Walsh

Diane H Chang

Scott A Crawford

Glen A Griffith

Tracey L Kruger

Frank Nigro

Maosong Young

Tissa R Karunasiri

RTissa Karunasiri

An exemplary cochlear implant alignment system includes a cochlear implant system and a component alignment presentation system. The cochlear implant system includes an electrode lead and a cochlear implant that generates a wireless back telemetry signal during an insertion procedure of the electrode lead into a cochlea of a receipt. The cochlear implant system also includes an external headpiece configured to detect the wireless back telemetry signal generated by the cochlear implant and a sound processor configured to generate a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) signal based on a signal strength of the detected wireless back telemetry signal. The component alignment presentation system includes a processing device configured to receive the RSSI signal from the sound processor and to present an indication of a degree of alignment of the headpiece with the cochlear implant to assist a user in 15 aligning the headpiece with the cochlear implant during the insertion procedure.

Systems and methods for facilitating optimal alignment of cochlear implant system components

An exemplary auditory prosthesis system for a patient includes a body-worn sound processor apparatus configured to control an operation of a cochlear implant, a headpiece configured to facilitate wireless coupling of the body-worn sound processor apparatus to the cochlear implant, an audio accessory that includes a microphone configured to receive incoming audio and convert the incoming audio into an audio signal, a first communication port configured to connect directly to a communication port of the body-worn sound processor apparatus by way of a first cable, a second communication port configured to connect directly to a communication port of the headpiece by way of a second cable, and a control module communicatively coupled to the microphone and the first and second communication ports and that is configured to provide the audio signal to the body-worn sound processor apparatus by way of the first cable.

Audio accessory for auditory prosthesis system that includes body-worn sound processor apparatus

An exemplary auditory prosthesis system includes an audio accessory configured to be external to a patient and that includes 1) a plurality of microphones that receive incoming audio and convert the incoming audio into a plurality of audio signals, 2) a first communication port that connects directly to a communication port of a body-worn sound processor apparatus by way of a first cable, 3) a second communication port that connects directly to a communication port of a headpiece by way of a second cable, and 4) a control module communicatively coupled to the plurality of microphones and the first and second communication ports and that generates a processed audio signal by processing the plurality of audio signals converted by the plurality of microphones from the incoming audio and provides the processed audio signal to the body-worn sound processor apparatus.

An exemplary sound processor apparatus included in an auditory prosthesis system includes 1) an interface assembly that includes a plurality of contacts and that facilitates interchangeable connectivity of a plurality of external components to the sound processor apparatus, and 2) a control module communicatively coupled to the plurality of contacts and that interacts with each of the external components by overloading each contact included in the plurality of contacts with a plurality of functions. Corresponding sound processor apparatuses, systems, and methods are also described.

Sound processor apparatuses with a multipurpose interface assembly for use in an auditory prosthesis system

An exemplary sound processor apparatus included in an auditory prosthesis system includes 1) an interface assembly that includes at least a first contact, 2) a first switchable current source having an output coupled to the first contact of the interface assembly by way of a first data line, and 3) a control module that detects a connection of a battery module to the interface assembly by way of the first contact, enables the first switchable current source while the battery module is connected to the interface assembly, detects a logic level of the first data line while the first switchable current source is enabled and while the battery module is connected to the interface assembly, and identifies, based on the detected logic level of the first data line, a battery type associated with the battery module. Corresponding sound processor apparatuses, systems, and methods are also described.

Sound processor apparatuses that facilitate battery type detection and communication with a programming system

Sound processors and systems including sound processors are disclosed.

Sound processors and implantable cochlear stimulation systems including the same

An exemplary apparatus for use with an auditory prosthesis system includes a housing, a connector port disposed at least partially within the housing and configured to be communicatively coupled to an auxiliary audio input device, a telecoil disposed at least partially within the housing, and a multi-position switch disposed at least partially within the housing and configured to selectively enable the auxiliary audio input device and the telecoil. The auxiliary audio input device is enabled and the telecoil is disabled when the switch is in a first position, both the auxiliary audio input device and the telecoil are enabled when the switch is in a second position, and the telecoil is enabled and the auxiliary audio input device is disabled when the switch is in a third position. Corresponding apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.

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Roger S Meier