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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2010
Matthew I Haller, Valley Village, CA (US);
Patrick T. Wong, Torrance, CA (US);
Tracey Kruger, Valencia, CA (US);
Lee F Hartley, Valencia, CA (US);
Matthew I Haller, Valley Village, CA (US);
Patrick T. Wong, Torrance, CA (US);
Tracey Kruger, Valencia, CA (US);
Lee F Hartley, Valencia, CA (US);
Advanced Bionics, LLC, Valencia, CA (US);
Abstract
An exemplary cochlear implant system includes a sound processing assembly configured to be external to a patient and first and second extension members coupled to the sound processing assembly. The sound processing assembly includes a sound processing unit configured to process an audio signal and transmit one or more control parameters based on the audio signal to an implantable cochlear stimulator and a battery module configured to be electrically coupled to the sound processing unit and provide operating power to the sound processing unit. The first extension member has a distal portion configured to be coupled to a first ear of the patient and the second extension member has a distal portion configured to be coupled to a second ear of the patient. The first and second extension members typically extend back from the ears, thus positioning the sound processing assembly behind the patient's head.