Sound processors with light transmissive seals and implantable cochlear stimulation systems including the same
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1. A method of operating a sound processor having a housing with an exterior, the method comprising the step of:
- transmitting visible light that is representative of an operational aspect of the sound processor through a seal that is compressed by the sound processor housing and that has a portion which extends to the exterior of the sound processor housing.
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Sound processors with light transmissive seals and systems including such sound processors are disclosed. A seal, formed in part from substantially translucent material and having at least a portion of the substantially translucent material associated with the housing exterior of the sound processor, transmits light from a light emitter carried within the housing to indicate an operational aspect of the sound processor.
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1. A method of operating a sound processor having a housing with an exterior, the method comprising the step of:
transmitting visible light that is representative of an operational aspect of the sound processor through a seal that is compressed by the sound processor housing and that has a portion which extends to the exterior of the sound processor housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A sound processor, comprising:
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a housing defining an exterior; sound processor circuitry within the housing; a seal formed at least in part from substantially translucent elastomeric material, the seal being compressed by the sound processor housing and having positioned such that at least a portion of the substantially translucent elastomeric material extends to the housing exterior; and a light emitter carried within housing that directs light into the substantially translucent elastomeric material such that the light is visible at the housing exterior. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A sound processor, comprising:
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a housing defining an exterior; a device, accessible from the exterior of the housing, carried by the housing such that a gap is defined between a portion of the housing and a portion of the device; sound processor circuitry within the housing; a light emitter carried within the housing; and means, located within the gap, extending to the housing exterior, and associated with the light emitter, for sealing the gap against the ingress of moisture while permitting transmission of light through the gap to the housing exterior. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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