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US 9,071,896 B2Granted
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.
Claims17
A sound processor for use with a cochlear implant, the sound processor comprising:
- a housing including
- a main portion defining a power supply receptacle,
- a power supply receptacle (PSR) cover movable between an uncovered state where the power supply receptacle is accessible and a covered state where the power supply receptacle is not accessible,
- the main portion and PSR cover being respectively configured such that the PSR cover may be in the covered state in a first orientation relative to the main portion and may be in the covered state in a second orientation relative to the main portion that is different than the first orientation, and
- a connector arrangement configured to connect the PSR cover to the main portion at a first connection force level when the PSR cover is in the covered state in the first orientation and to connect the PSR cover to the main portion at a second connection force level when the PSR cover is in the covered state in the second orientation;
- 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, comprising:
- a housing including
- a main portion defining a power supply receptacle,
- a power supply receptacle (PSR) cover movable between an uncovered state where the power supply receptacle is accessible and a covered state where the power supply receptacle is not accessible,
- the main portion and PSR cover being respectively configured such that the PSR cover may be in the covered state in a first orientation relative to the main portion and may be in the covered state in a second orientation relative to the main portion that is different than the first orientation, and
- means for latching the PSR cover to the main portion at a first connection force level when the PSR cover is in the covered state in the first orientation and latching the PSR cover to the main portion at a second connection force level when the PSR cover is in the covered state in the second orientation;
- sound processor circuitry carried within the housing;
- and
- a communication device adapted to operably connect the sound processor circuitry to a cochlear implant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.