Patent ID: 9545522
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61N

Claim:
1. A medical implant configured to be attached to a skull bone of a recipient, the implant comprising: a low profile hermetically sealed housing encasing electronics configured to generate signals for evoking a hearing percept and having at least two flanges, the at least two flanges configured to be attached to bone of the recipient, at substantially opposite sides of the housing and extending outwards away from the housing; and a magnet located outside the housing; wherein the at least two flanges are part of a flange plate, wherein the flange plate extends over the top of the housing, wherein the flange plate extends downward away from the top of the housing on the first side and then extends in a first plane away from the housing, wherein the flange plate extends downward away from the top of the housing on the second side and then extends in a second plane away from the housing; and wherein the implant is configured such that the top of the housing faces away from the exterior surface of the skull bone when implanted in the recipient.