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US 2013/0296971 A1Published application
Sound processor housings, sound processors and implantable cochlear stimulation systems including the same
AssigneeAdvanced Bionics AG
InventorsJames P. Goodman, Adam Smith
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Abstract
Sound processor housings, sound processors and systems including sound processors are disclosed.
Claims32
1-28. (canceled)
A sound processor for use with a cochlear implant, the sound processor comprising:
- a housing including
- a main portion including a power supply receptacle,
- a seal defining an axis carried by the housing main portion, and
- a power supply receptacle cover movable in the axial direction between an open state where the power supply receptacle is accessible and a closed state where the power supply receptacle is not accessible,
- the main portion, seal and power supply receptacle cover being respectively configured and arranged such that movement of the power supply receptacle cover from the open state to the closed state results in a radial force being applied to the seal,
- the seal including a deflectable portion and defining a material-free region into which the deflectable portion deflects in response to the application of radial force;
- sound processor circuitry carried within the housing;
- and
- a communication device adapted to operably connect the sound processor circuitry to the cochlear implant.
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A sound processor for use with a cochlear implant, the sound processor comprising:
- a housing including
- a main portion including a power supply receptacle,
- a seal defining an axis, including a deflectable portion, and carried by the housing main portion,
- a power supply receptacle cover movable in the axial direction between an open state where the power supply receptacle is accessible and a closed state where the power supply receptacle is not accessible,
- the main portion, seal and power supply receptacle cover being respectively configured and arranged such that movement of the power supply receptacle cover from the open state to the closed state results in the cover applying a radial force to a portion of the seal, and
- means for creating an air gap between the housing and the portion of the seal to which the radial force is applied;
- sound processor circuitry carried within the housing;
- and
- a communication device adapted to operably connect the sound processor circuitry to the cochlear implant.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.