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US 2018/0027345 A1Published application
Battery positioning in an external device
AssigneeCochlear Limited
InventorWerner MESKENS
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Abstract
An external headpiece of an implantable hearing aid system, including an RF coil, a sound processing apparatus, a battery, and a magnet configured to support the headpiece against skin of the recipient via a transcutaneous magnetic coupling with an implanted magnet implanted in a recipient, wherein a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical battery extends through the magnet.
Claims30
An external headpiece of a hearing prosthesis, comprising:
- an RF coil;
- a sound processing apparatus;
- a cylindrical battery;
- and
- a magnet configured to support the headpiece against skin of the recipient via a transcutaneous magnetic coupling with an implanted magnet implanted in a recipient, wherein a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical battery extends through the magnet.
2 more elements
An external component of a hearing prosthesis, comprising:
- a battery;
- an electrically powered component;
- and
- a magnet apparatus, wherein
- the magnet apparatus provides a path for electricity to flow from the battery to the electrically powered component or provides a path to complete the circuit from the electrically powered component to the battery.
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An external component of a prosthesis, comprising:
- a battery;
- and
- a magnet apparatus, wherein
- the external component is configured such that a magnetic force generated by the magnet apparatus applies a force onto the battery such that the battery is urged against an electrical contact of a circuit of which the battery is apart.
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A method, comprising:
- obtaining a headpiece for a prosthesis, the headpiece including an electronic component of the prosthesis;
- attaching a magnet to the headpiece, the magnet establishing a magnetic field that extends external to the headpiece;
- and
- attaching a battery to the headpiece, wherein
- the action of attaching the magnet to the headpiece controls a location of the battery.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.