Patent ID: 11931576
Assignee: ADVANCED BIONICS AG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 13:
14. A system comprising:
a behind-the-ear (BTE) sound processor configured to be worn by a patient behind an ear of the patient and configured to direct a cochlear implant implanted within the patient to apply electrical stimulation to the patient;
a headpiece separate from the BTE sound processor and including a first coil configured to transmit, when affixed to an external surface of a head of the patient, a wireless signal from the BTE sound processor to a second coil implanted within the patient and associated with the cochlear implant; and
a plurality of conductive contacts configured, when affixed to an external surface of the head of the patient, to detect a signal representative of an evoked response generated by a brain of the patient, the plurality of conductive contacts including:
a first conductive contact integrated with the BTE sound processor so as to be located between the BTE sound processor and the external surface of the head of the patient while the BTE sound processor is worn by the patient behind the ear of the patient, and
a second conductive contact integrated with the headpiece so as to be located between the headpiece and the external surface of the head of the patient while the headpiece is affixed to the external surface of the head of the patient.