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Implant magnet system

  • US 10,232,171 B2
  • Filed: 09/25/2015
  • Issued: 03/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hearing prosthesis comprising:

  • an implantable component of the hearing prosthesis including;

    a silicone body;

    a magnet having a longitudinal axis, the magnet having a circular outer periphery extending about the longitudinal axis; and

    a chassis secured in the component and configured to completely surround the magnet about the longitudinal axis thereof while the magnet is located within the implantable component, whereinthe implantable component is configured with a skull facing side and a skin facing side opposite the skull facing side, andthe implantable component is configured such that the magnet is removable from the implantable component through the skull facing side of the implantable component.

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