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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
Inventor:
Koen Erik Van den Heuvel, Macquarie University, AU;
Assignee:
COCHLEAR LIMITED, Macquarie University, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36036 (2017.08); A61N 1/0541 (2013.01);
Abstract
Operational modes or settings of a totally implantable cochlear implant can be adjusted or changed based on movement of an external element. Sensors in the totally implantable cochlear implant detect one of several positions of the external element as that element is moved near the implant. Depending on the position detected, one of a plurality of operational modes or settings can be selected.