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Wearable alarm system for a prosthetic hearing implant

  • US 9,630,006 B2
  • Filed: 08/04/2009
  • Issued: 04/25/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An alert system for use in a prosthetic hearing implant comprising:

  • an event detection module comprising at least one microphone and a transmitter configured to transmit a signal representative of received audio signals; and

    a wearable alarm module configured to receive and analyze one or more characteristics of the representative signal to determine whether an alarm event has been detected, and configured to transmit a specific stimulation signal to an implanted component of the prosthetic hearing implant when the alarm event has been detected.

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