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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2012
Applicants:
Werner Meskens, Opwijk, BE;
Jan Frieding, Leichhardt, AU;
Ibrahim Bouchataoui, Mechelen, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/554 (2013.01); A61N 1/37223 (2013.01); A61N 1/36032 (2013.01); H04R 25/606 (2013.01); H04R 2225/51 (2013.01); H04R 2225/63 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes an earhook having a connector for coupling to a behind-the-ear component of a hearing prosthesis. The earhook further includes a transducer and combined electromagnetic (EM) and magnetic induction (MI) antenna circuitry coupled to the transducer. The combined EM and MI antenna circuitry also includes an electrically conductive portion of the transducer and at least one inductor.