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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:
Feb. 25, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 17, 2017
Applicant:

Envoy Medical Corporation, White Bear Lake, MN (US);

Inventors:

Paul R. Mazanec, Ham Lake, MN (US);

Benjamin R. Whittington, Maplewood, MN (US);

Timothy J. Earnest, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);

Travis Michael Beckerle, St. Paul, MN (US);

Assignee:

Envoy Medical Corporation, White Bear Lake, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01); A61N 1/02 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); A61N 1/025 (2013.01); A61N 1/36017 (2013.01); A61N 1/36038 (2017.08); A61N 1/36125 (2013.01); A61N 1/36128 (2013.01); A61N 1/36146 (2013.01); A61N 1/36192 (2013.01); A61N 1/372 (2013.01); A61N 1/3787 (2013.01); A61N 1/37223 (2013.01); H04R 25/554 (2013.01); A61N 1/36039 (2017.08); A61N 2001/083 (2013.01); H04R 2225/55 (2013.01); H04R 2225/61 (2013.01); H04R 2225/67 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

Fully implantable cochlear implant systems can include a cochlear electrode, a stimulator in electrical communication with the cochlear electrode, a signal processor in communication with the stimulator, and an implantable battery and/or communication module in communication with the signal processor. A cochlear implant network can include an external device in wireless communication with the fully implantable cochlear implant system via one or more system components, such as the implantable battery and/or communication module, the stimulator, and/or the signal processor. The external device can be configured to wirelessly communicate signals to the fully implantable cochlear implant system such as control signals and/or audio signals. Networks can include a plurality of external devices capable of interfacing with one or more implantable components of a fully implantable cochlear implant system.


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