Patent ID: 9674620
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A61N,H04R

Claim:
1. A system for use with a cochlear implant, the system comprising: a core having a core housing, with a top surface and a bottom surface, in which a sound processor and a transmitter that transmits signals to the cochlear implant are located; a first modular power supply, including a first power supply housing with a top surface and a bottom surface and at least one battery carried by the housing, configured to releasably engage the core, to supply electrical power to the core and to form with the core a first non-behind-the-ear head wearable headpiece that defines a bottom surface which faces the wearer and a top surface that faces away from the wearer, the bottom surface of the core housing defining at least a portion of the bottom surface of the first headpiece, and the top surfaces of the core housing and the first modular power supply housing defining respective portions of the top surface of the first headpiece; and a second modular power supply, including a second power supply housing with a top surface and a bottom surface and a cable connected to a battery pack, configured to releasably engage the core when the first modular power supply is not engaged therewith, to supply electrical power to the core and to form with the core a second non-behind-the-ear head wearable headpiece that defines a bottom surface which faces the wearer and a top surface that faces away from the wearer, the bottom surface of the core housing defining at least a portion of the bottom surface of the second headpiece, and the top surfaces of the core housing and the second modular power supply housing defining respective portions of the top surface of the second headpiece.