Patent ID: 8352046

Claim:
A cochlear implant system comprising: a sound processing assembly configured to be worn behind a head of a patient, said sound processing assembly including a sound processing unit configured to process an audio signal and transmit one or more control parameters based on said audio signal to an implantable cochlear stimulator, said sound processing unit defining a length, first and second longitudinal ends, a height and a width, the length being greater that the height and the width, and a battery module configured to be electrically coupled to said sound processing unit and provide operating power to said sound processing unit; a first extension member having a distal portion configured to be coupled to a first ear of said patient and a proximal end coupled to the first longitudinal end of said sound processing unit; and a second extension member having a distal portion configured to be coupled to a second ear of said patient and a proximal end coupled to the second longitudinal end of said sound processing unit.