Patent ID: 9294852
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A61N,H04R

Claim Text:
1. A sound processor, comprising: a dockable device that does not include circuitry that converts sound to pulse sequences, including at least one dockable device electrical contact and a control panel that has a user-manipulatable control device that adjusts a sound processor function; a main portion including a housing defining an exterior, circuitry that converts sound to pulse sequences, a cochlear implant headpiece port operably connected to the circuitry, at least one main portion electrical contact associated with the housing exterior, and a control apparatus configured to determine when the dockable device is and is not docked to the main portion and to supply power to the at least one main portion electrical contact when the dockable device is docked to the main portion and to not supply power to the at least one main portion electrical contact when the dockable device is not docked to the main portion; and a cover that does not include an electrical contact and that is configured to be secured to the main portion in place of the dockable device.