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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 30, 2015
Applicant:

Advanced Bionics Ag, Staefa, CH;

Inventors:

Roger S. Meier, Canyon Country, CA (US);

Logan P. Palmer, Santa Monica, CA (US);

Diane H. Chang, Arcadia, CA (US);

Thomas P. Walsh, Valencia, CA (US);

Assignee:

Advanced Bionics AG, Staefa, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); G10L 21/0216 (2013.01); H04R 25/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/554 (2013.01); A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); A61N 1/36036 (2017.08); A61N 1/36038 (2017.08); A61N 1/37229 (2013.01); G10L 21/0216 (2013.01); H04R 25/55 (2013.01); H04R 25/606 (2013.01); A61N 1/3787 (2013.01); G10L 2021/02166 (2013.01); H04R 25/04 (2013.01); H04R 25/405 (2013.01); H04R 25/556 (2013.01); H04R 25/558 (2013.01); H04R 2225/67 (2013.01); H04R 2460/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

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.


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