Patent ID: 6912424

Claim:
An apparatus for supporting couplers for removable coupling to a recipient during at least one of therapy administration and recipient monitoring, the apparatus comprising: a first coupler having an electrical contact configured to be connected to a percutaneous electrical probe inserted into the recipient; a support member, which aids in placement of the couplers, configured to rest on a body of the recipient proximate to a coupling region, the support member having a first engagement portion configured to be positioned proximate to a first coupling position on the body of the recipient and a second engagement portion configured to be positioned proximate to a second coupling position on the body of the recipient; a first engagement member configured to removably carry the first coupler at the first engagement portion of the support member; a second engagement member configured to removably carry a second coupler at the second engagement portion of the support member, the first engagement member configured to be positioned closer than the second engagement member to the first coupling position; and a flexible cable connected between the first coupler and the support member, the cable remaining connected between the first coupler and the support member when the first coupler is moved from a first attached position with the first coupler carried by the first engagement member to a first coupled position with the first coupler operatively coupled to the recipient, wherein the first coupler includes an actuator tool configured to insert the percutaneous electrode in the recipient, and wherein the first engagement member is configured to carry the first coupler including the actuator tool.