General purpose accessory for a cochlear implant system
First Claim
1. An accessory for a cochlear implant system comprising an external component having a first speech processor, wherein the external component is configured to be worn on or in the ear canal of an implantee'"'"'s first ear, the accessory comprising:
- a case configured to be worn on or in the ear canal of the implantee'"'"'s second ear; and
an accessory element disposed in the case and configured to provide one or more of power and data to the external component via a transmission system, wherein the accessory element is one of a power source, a microphone, a second speech processor, a radio receiver, and a telecoil system.
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Abstract
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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22 Claims
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1. An accessory for a cochlear implant system comprising an external component having a first speech processor, wherein the external component is configured to be worn on or in the ear canal of an implantee'"'"'s first ear, the accessory comprising:
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a case configured to be worn on or in the ear canal of the implantee'"'"'s second ear; and an accessory element disposed in the case and configured to provide one or more of power and data to the external component via a transmission system, wherein the accessory element is one of a power source, a microphone, a second speech processor, a radio receiver, and a telecoil system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A cochlear implant system comprising:
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a first unit, configured to be worn on or in the ear canal of an implantee'"'"'s first ear, and comprising a first speech processor; a second unit configured to be worn on or in an ear canal of the implantee'"'"'s second ear; and a transmission system configured to transmit one or more of power and data between the first and second units. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating a cochlear implant system, the cochlear implant system comprising a first unit having a speech processor, a second unit, a transmission system, and an implanted component, wherein the first unit is configured to be worn on or in the ear canal of an implantee'"'"'s first ear and the second unit is configured to be worn on or in the ear canal of the implantee'"'"'s second ear, the method comprising:
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transmitting, via the transmission system, one or more of power and data between the first and second units; and transmitting one or more of power and data from the first unit to the implanted component. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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