Patent ID: 8515544

Claim:
A cochlear implant system comprising: (a) an external component comprising: a support configured to house electronic components and to be mounted to an outer ear of a recipient; and an external antenna configured to provide one or more of power and data signals from the electronic components to an implantable component of the cochlear implant system, wherein the external antenna is mounted to the support such that the external antenna is moveable relative to at least a portion of the support; and (b) an implantable component comprising: an implantable housing configured to be implanted in a recipient and having a receiver coil and a receiver/stimulator package that are substantially aligned along a longitudinal axis, wherein the receiver/stimulator package is configured to output stimulation signals and is disposed outside a circumference of the receiver coil; and a first electrode assembly having contiguous first and second regions, wherein the first region extends from the housing along a lateral axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, wherein the lateral axis extends through the housing between a center of the receiver coil and a center of the receiver/stimulator package, and wherein the second region is configured to be at least partially implanted in a cochlea of the recipient, wherein the housing and the first region are configured such that, when the second region is disposed in the cochlea, the housing is rotatable about a rotational axis substantially parallel with the lateral axis, and wherein the housing is rotatable such that the second region remains substantially stationary during the rotation.