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US 11,962,979 B2Granted
Dynamic fitting for device worn on recipient's body
AssigneeCochlear Limited
InventorsPer Hillström, Kristian Gunnar Asnes
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a support configured to be worn on a head of a recipient and to hold at least one device next to the recipient's skull. The at least one device provides information to the recipient. The support is configured to generate a force that presses against the head and to actively adjust the force while the support is worn by the recipient.
Claims24
An apparatus comprising:
- a support configured to be worn on a body portion of a recipient and to hold at least one device on the body portion, the at least one device configured to provide information to the recipient, the support configured to generate a force that presses against the body portion, to receive control signals from control circuitry, and to actively adjust the force in response to the control signals while the support is worn by the recipient.
An apparatus comprising:
- an elongate body configured to be worn by a recipient;
- circuitry configured to provide control signals;
- and
- at least one actuator configured to, in response to the control signals, adjust at least one of a length and a shape of the elongate body without handling or hand-operated adjustment of the at least one actuator.
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A method comprising:
- providing at least one device configured to be worn on a portion of a recipient and to provide information to the recipient;
- and
- in response to control signals generated by the at least one device, while the at least one device is worn on the portion, modifying a static component of a force applied by the at least one device to the recipient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.