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

Claim 18:
19. A method of operating a hearing prosthesis, comprising:
capturing ambient sound from external a recipient with an implanted microphone implanted in the recipient;
receiving signals from the implanted microphone with an implanted speech processor, wherein the received signals are based on the captured ambient sound;
processing the signals received from the implanted microphone, using the implanted speech processor, and outputting drive signals based on the processed signals to a stimulation device implanted in the recipient; and
evoking a hearing percept using the stimulation device based on the outputted drive signals, wherein
the hearing prosthesis includes an implanted battery implanted in the recipient, and
the method further includes, simultaneous with the action of outputting the drive signals, wirelessly transmitting power, wherein the drive signal is powered by the wirelessly transmitted power, and
the action of wirelessly transmitting occurs at a location behind and above a pinna of the recipient.