Template for Bilateral Symmetric Stimulator Fixation/Implantation

A surgical template arrangement for a bilateral hearing implant system, the arrangement comprising:

• an implant stimulator template configured to fit behind an outer ear pinna of a recipient patient at an adjustable connection and configured to conform against an underlying side of the head, wherein the implant stimulator template has an implant outline defining an area corresponding to an implanted stimulator of the bilateral hearing implant system, and wherein the adjustable connection is configured to allow adjustment of the position of the implant stimulator template with respect to the outer ear pinna so as to define stimulator implantation sites at symmetric locations on each side of the patient's head;
• and
• a behind the ear (BTE) processor template having a processor outline defining an area corresponding to an external BTE processor device of the bilateral hearing implant system, and configured to fit behind the ear pinna of the recipient patient at the adjustable connection with the implant stimulator template, and configured to conform against an underlying side of the patient's head.