Patent ID: 11871182
Assignee: HEMIDEINA PTY LTD
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  A  G | IPC A  H

Claim 24:
25. A system comprising:
(a) a sound processor comprising a communications arrangement configured to transmit each electrical signal of a plurality of electrical signals across separate transcutaneous communication links to a receiver-stimulator of a cochlear implant, wherein the plurality of electrical signals is generated in response to sound incident at the sound processor; and
(b) an implant comprising:
(i) a plurality of implant electrodes, each implant electrode configured to stimulate the cochlea,
(ii) a receiver-stimulator configured to receive, over separate transcutaneous communication links, each of the electrical signals transmitted from the transmitter of the sound processor, and apply each of the electrical signals to a respective one of the plurality of implant electrodes,

wherein the sound processor is enclosed in an earbud, and wherein the wireless receiver-stimulator is configured to align with the wireless transmitter when the implant is implanted near or adjacent an ear of a patient and the earbud is inserted into the ear.