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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2019
Applicant:
Advanced Bionics Ag, Staefa, CH;
Inventor:
Lakshmi N. Mishra, Valencia, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Bionics AG, Staefa, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/554 (2013.01); A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); A61N 1/36038 (2017.08); A61N 1/37211 (2013.01); G06F 1/1694 (2013.01); H04R 3/005 (2013.01); H04R 25/505 (2013.01); H04R 29/004 (2013.01); H04R 25/606 (2013.01); H04R 25/70 (2013.01); H04R 2225/61 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exemplary system includes a sound processor apparatus that is configured for external use by a patient and includes 1) a position sensor that detects a positioning of the sound processor apparatus and 2) a control module that is communicatively coupled to the position sensor and performs a predetermined action with respect to the system in accordance with the detected positioning of the sound processor apparatus. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.