Patent ID: 7248926

Claim:
A stick-on status indicator for use with a cochlear implant system, the cochlear implant system including a headpiece wherein a transmitting coil is housed, and wherein the transmitting coil is used to transcutaneously power an implantable pulse generator (IPG) that is part of the cochlear implant system, wherein the status indicator consists of the following electrical components: a receiving coil, and a light emitting diode (LED) electrically connected in series with the receiving coil; and wherein induced current is generated in the receiving coil by inductive coupling with the transmitting coil when the transmitting coil has alternating current flowing through it; and wherein the LED is powered on by the induced current generated in the receiving coil; and wherein the receiving coil and LED are affixed to a flat tab having a shape and size adapted to fit over and be detachably secured to an outer surface of the headpiece.