Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Connectorized cochlear implant systems
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Application No.: US14909972Application Date: 2013-08-16
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Publication No.: US09861819B2Publication Date: 2018-01-09
- Inventor: Abhijit Kulkarni , Wantjinarjo Suwito
- Applicant: ADVANCED BIONICS AG
- Applicant Address: CH Staefa
- Assignee: Advanced Bionics AG
- Current Assignee: Advanced Bionics AG
- Current Assignee Address: CH Staefa
- Agency: ALG Intellectual Property, LLC
- International Application: PCT/US2013/055351 WO 20130816
- International Announcement: WO2015/023291 WO 20150219
- Main IPC: A61N1/36
- IPC: A61N1/36 ; A61N1/375 ; A61N1/378 ; H04B5/00 ; A61N1/372

Abstract:
An exemplary system includes 1) a cochlear implant module configured to be implanted within a patient and including cochlear implant circuitry configured to apply electrical stimulation representative of one or more audio signals to the patient, 2) a first connector assembly coupled to the cochlear implant module and configured to be implanted within the patient, the first connector assembly including a first induction coil, 3) an implantable module configured to be implanted within the patient, and 4) a second connector assembly coupled to the implantable module and configured to be implanted within the patient, the second connector assembly including a second induction coil. The first connector assembly may be configured to be removably connected to the second connector assembly in order to facilitate inductive transfer of power between the first induction coil and the second induction coil. Corresponding systems are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160175590A1 CONNECTORIZED COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2016-06-23
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