General purpose accessory for a cochlear implant system
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1. A cochlear implant system comprising:
- a first unit adapted to be worn on or in one ear of an implantee, the first unit having a case housing componentry including a microphone that detects sounds and outputs acoustic data signals representative of the detected sounds, and a speech processor means that receives the acoustic data signals;
a second unit adapted to be worn on or in the other ear of the implantee, the second unit having a case housing a power source; and
a power transmission means for transmit power from the power source of the second unit to at least some of the componentry of the first unit.
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A cochlear implant system comprising a first unit adapted to be worn on or in one ear of an implantee. The first unit has a case housing componentry including a microphone, and a speech processor means. A second unit or accessory is adapted to be worn on or in the other ear of the implantee. The second unit or accessory has a case housing a second power source. An electrical conduction means for transmitting power from the second power source to the componentry of the first unit extends between the first and second units. Such a conduction means can extend around the back of the head of the implantee.
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1. A cochlear implant system comprising:
- a first unit adapted to be worn on or in one ear of an implantee, the first unit having a case housing componentry including a microphone that detects sounds and outputs acoustic data signals representative of the detected sounds, and a speech processor means that receives the acoustic data signals;
a second unit adapted to be worn on or in the other ear of the implantee, the second unit having a case housing a power source; and
a power transmission means for transmit power from the power source of the second unit to at least some of the componentry of the first unit.
- a first unit adapted to be worn on or in one ear of an implantee, the first unit having a case housing componentry including a microphone that detects sounds and outputs acoustic data signals representative of the detected sounds, and a speech processor means that receives the acoustic data signals;
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