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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2019
Applicants:
Werner Meskens, Opwijk, BE;
Carl Van Himbeeck, Zottegem, BE;
Inventors:
Werner Meskens, Opwijk, BE;
Carl Van Himbeeck, Zottegem, BE;
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/606 (2013.01); H04R 25/502 (2013.01); H04R 2225/33 (2013.01); H04R 2430/03 (2013.01); H04R 2460/03 (2013.01); H04R 2460/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
An active medical device, including an input receiver configured to receive a frequency-varying input signal, and a functional component that reacts to the input signal and consumes power at a rate dependant on the frequency of portions of the input signal to which the functional component reacts, wherein the active medical device is configured to adjust one or more portions of the input signal corresponding to portions of the input signal where the functional component consumes power at a rate that is greater than that of other portions of the input signal.