Wearable alarm system for a prosthetic hearing implant
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1. A prosthetic hearing implant kit comprising:
- internal components configured to be implanted in a recipient and comprising an internal coil;
external components configured to be worn by the recipient and comprising an external coil adapted to be inductively coupled with said internal coil; and
an alert system having a second external coil, the alert system adapted to receive and analyze one or more characteristics of an external signal and to transmit an alarm signal to said implanted components via said second external coil for providing the recipient with corresponding alarm indication when said alert system determines said external signal to constitute an alarm event based at least on the analysis of said one or more characteristics.
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Abstract
A prosthetic hearing implant kit is disclosed. The prosthetic hearing implant kit comprises internal components configured to be implanted in a recipient and comprises an internal coil; external components configured to be worn by the recipient and comprises an external coil adapted to be inductively coupled with said internal coil; and an alert system having a second external coil and adapted to receive an external alarm and to transmit signals to said implanted components via said external coil for providing the recipient with a corresponding alarm indication.
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19 Claims
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1. A prosthetic hearing implant kit comprising:
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internal components configured to be implanted in a recipient and comprising an internal coil; external components configured to be worn by the recipient and comprising an external coil adapted to be inductively coupled with said internal coil; and an alert system having a second external coil, the alert system adapted to receive and analyze one or more characteristics of an external signal and to transmit an alarm signal to said implanted components via said second external coil for providing the recipient with corresponding alarm indication when said alert system determines said external signal to constitute an alarm event based at least on the analysis of said one or more characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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