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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2011
Applicant:
Jan Vermeiren, Boechout, BE;
Inventor:
Jan Vermeiren, Boechout, BE;
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, NSW, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/606 (2013.01); A61N 1/36032 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable hearing prosthesis comprising a vibrator for generating vibrations, a coupling arm adapted to be attached to an element of a recipient's ear; and a quick-connector comprising a first connector half disposed on the vibrator and a second connector half disposed on the coupling arm, wherein the connector halves are adapted to be releasably mated with one another to secure the coupling arm in relative position to the vibrator.