Hearing System
AssigneeVibrant Med-El Hearing Technology GmbH
InventorGeoffrey R. Ball
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Abstract
A hearing system for use by a user is presented. The hearing system includes an external portion for placement external the user. The external portion includes a sound processing unit for providing amplified acoustic sound to an ear of the user. The hearing system further includes an implantable portion for implantation under the skin of the user. The implantable portion and the sound processing unit have magnetic characteristics such that a magnetic attraction exists there between to retain the sound processing unit in a desired position.
Claims26
A hearing system for use by a user, the hearing system comprising:
- an external portion for placement external the user, the external portion including a sound processing unit for providing amplified acoustic sound to an ear of the user;
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- an implantable portion for implantation under the skin of the user, the implantable portion and the sound processing unit having magnetic characteristics such that a magnetic attraction exists there between to retain the sound processing unit in a desired position.
A method of positioning a sound processing unit on a user, the sound processing unit for providing amplified acoustic sound to an ear of the user, the method comprising:
- placing the sound processing unit externally to the user such that there is a magnetic attraction between the sound processing unit and an implanted portion of the acoustic sound hearing system that is implanted under the skin of the user, so as to retain the sound processing unit in a desired position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.