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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
May. 04, 2005
Thomas Patrick Walsh, Valencia, CA (US);
Carla Mann Woods, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Richard C. Ross, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Rankiri Tissa Karunasiri, Castaic, CA (US);
Anthony K. Arnold, Valencia, CA (US);
Thomas Patrick Walsh, Valencia, CA (US);
Carla Mann Woods, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Richard C. Ross, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Rankiri Tissa Karunasiri, Castaic, CA (US);
Anthony K. Arnold, Valencia, CA (US);
Advanced Bionics, LLC, Valencia, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for converting one type of speech processor unit into another type of speech processor unit. A behind the ear (BTE) speech processor is converted to a body-worn device by means of a container that encloses the BTE and allows for device operations and charging. The body-worn device is worn in one embodiment on a belt of a patient.