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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2021
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
Helmut Christian Eder, Bemboka, AU;
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
Abstract
Presented herein are techniques for estimating skin flap thickness ('SFT') of a recipient of an implantable medical device system. In particular, in accordance with the techniques presented herein, the implantable medical device comprises an external component having a magnet configured to magnetically couple the external component to an implantable component of the implantable medical device system through a skin flap of a recipient of the implantable medical device system. The SFT is estimated based on a strength of the magnet. One or more operational parameters for the implantable medical device system may be determined and/or set based on the estimated SFT.