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Cochlear implant sound processor with permanently integrated replenishable power source

  • US 20040073275A1
  • Filed: 09/30/2003
  • Published: 04/15/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sound processor for use within a cochlear implant system, the cochlear implant system including an implantable cochlear stimulator adapted to receive stimulation signals and power from a source external to the implantable cochlear stimulator, the sound processor comprising:

  • a microphone adapted to receive sound signals and convert them to electrical signals;

    a sound processing circuit adapted to receive the electrical signals from the microphone and convert them to a stimulation signal, and further adapted to generate a power signal;

    a headpiece connected to the sound processing circuit, the headpiece adapted to transfer the stimulation signal and the power signal from the sound processing circuit to the implantable cochlear stimulator; and

    a power source integrally housed within the sound processor and adapted to provide operating power for the sound processing circuit and implantable cochlear stimulator.

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