Patent ID: 11937048
Assignee: COCHLEAR LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  A | IPC A  H

Claim 11:
12. A method for use with a fully implantable hearing prosthesis, comprising:
generating a transcutaneous wireless link between an external charging unit external to a recipient of the fully implantable hearing prosthesis and the fully implantable hearing prosthesis when implanted in the recipient, the fully implantable hearing prosthesis including an implanted microphone, an implanted speech processor, an implanted tissue stimulation device and an implanted rechargeable power storage system;
transmitting from the external charging unit to the fully implantable hearing prosthesis, using said wireless link, power to recharge the implanted rechargeable power storage system;
operating the fully implantable hearing prosthesis for at least 15 hours between recharges, and
operating at least the implanted tissue stimulation device in a manner that temporarily converts the fully implantable hearing prosthesis to a partially implantable hearing prosthesis prior to the action of operating the fully implantable hearing prosthesis for the at least 15 hours between recharges.