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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2016
Applicant:
GN Resound A/s, Ballerup, DK;
Inventors:
Werner Meskens, Opwiji, BE;
Tadeusz Jurkiewicz, Rozelle, AU;
Steve Winnall, Stanmore, AU;
Limin Zhong, Denistone, AU;
Assignee:
GN HEARING A/S, Ballerup, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/08 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/554 (2013.01); A61N 1/08 (2013.01); A61N 1/36036 (2017.08); H04R 25/556 (2013.01); H04R 25/60 (2013.01); H04R 25/65 (2013.01); H04R 2225/021 (2013.01); H04R 2225/025 (2013.01); H04R 2225/51 (2013.01); H04R 2225/55 (2013.01);
Abstract
A BTE prosthetic device for use in a medical system or prosthesis comprises a connector configured to mechanically attach an auxiliary device of the system to the BTE prosthetic device. The connector is electrically connected to an transceiver of the BTE prosthetic device. The connector operates as an electromagnetic antenna for transmitting and/or receiving signals between the BTE prosthetic and other components of the medical system.