Charging-induced implant operation
AssigneeCochlear Limited
InventorsJan Raymond Janssen, Koen Van den Heuvel, Richard Bruce Murphy
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Abstract
Presented herein are techniques for initiating a night-time mode of operation in an implantable hearing prosthesis in response to detection of night-time recharging operations. More specifically, an implantable hearing prosthesis comprises a rechargeable battery that is configured to be recharged via an external night-time charging device, such as a pillow charger. The implantable hearing prosthesis is configured to detect inductive charging of the rechargeable battery by the external night-time charging device. In response, the implantable hearing prosthesis is switched to a night-time mode of operation.
Claims32
A method, comprising:
- at an implantable medical device comprising an implantable coil:
- receiving, via the implantable coil, inductive power signals transmitted by an external coil excitation system associated with a secondary mode of operation of the implantable medical device to the implantable coil via an inductive link;
- determining, based on the inductive power signals received at the implantable coil, that power is being transferred by the external coil excitation system via the inductive power signals;
- and
- in response to the determining, switching the implantable medical device to the secondary mode of operation.
An implantable component, comprising:
- an implantable coil configured to be inductively coupled to an external coil excitation system associated with a recipient of the implantable component to form an inductive link over which the implantable coil receives inductive power signals;
- and
- an implant controller configured to:
- determine, based on the inductive power signals received at the implantable coil, that power is being transferred from the external coil excitation system, and
- in response to the determining, initiate operation of a secondary mode of operation for the implantable component.
A method, comprising:
- at an implantable medical device comprising an implantable coil:
- receiving, via the implantable coil, inductive power signals transmitted to the implantable coil via an inductive link by an external coil excitation system associated with sleep of a recipient of the implantable medical device;
- determining, based on the inductive power signals received at the implantable coil, that power is being transferred by the external coil excitation system via the inductive power signals;
- and
- in response to the determining, initiating delivery of tinnitus therapy to the recipient of the implantable medical device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.