Coil Cable for an Implantable Medical Device

A hearing prosthesis, comprising:

• an implantable component configured to be implanted in a recipient;
• and
• an external component comprising:
• a sound processor configured to be worn by a recipient,
• an external coil arrangement, and
• a non-resilient shapeable cable configured to maintain an electrical connection between the sound processor and the external coil arrangement, wherein the shapeable cable has sufficient pliability to accept a configuration set by a user and sufficient rigidity to retain the configuration.

A method comprising:

• connecting a first end of a non-resilient shapeable coil cable to an external coil arrangement, wherein the external coil arrangement is configured to be magnetically coupled to an implantable magnet implanted in a recipient;
• connecting a second end of the shapeable coil cable to a sound processor configured to be worn on the ear of the recipient;
• positioning the sound processor on the ear of the recipient;
• positioning the external coil arrangement at a location so as to be magnetically coupled to the implantable magnet implanted in the recipient;
• and
• manipulating the shapeable coil cable to a desired configuration in which a mid-point of the shapeable coil cable is substantially adjacent to the recipient's head, wherein the shapeable coil cable is configured to retain the desired configuration.