Patent ID: 11889272
Assignee: COCHLEAR LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  A | IPC A  H

Claim 14:
15. A medical procedure, comprising:
obtaining access to an implant implanted in a recipient, wherein at least a portion of at least a first component of the implant is located in a recess in bone and is fixed to the bone;
while the at least first component is located in the recess and is fixed to the bone, detaching a second component from the first component;
while the at least first component is located in the recess and is fixed to the bone, removing the second component from within the recipient while the at least first component is located in the recess and is fixed to the bone; and
while the at least first component is located in the recess and is fixed to the bone, reattaching the second component or attaching a third component to the first component such that the second component or the third component is attached to the recipient, wherein
the first component includes an open space established by a monolithic body, which space extends beneath an outer surface of the bone;
the second component is a permanent magnet; and
the third component includes a vibrator of a bone conduction device, wherein the third component includes a portion that is located within the space established by the monolithic body and a portion that extends out of the space established by the monolithic body.