Patent ID: 8554329

Claim:
A percutaneous cochlear implant system comprising: a cochlear stimulator configured to be coupled to an electrode lead, said electrode lead comprising a plurality of electrodes configured to be in communication with a plurality of stimulation sites within a cochlear region of a patient; a sound processor communicatively coupled to said cochlear stimulator and configured to direct said cochlear stimulator to generate and apply electrical stimulation representative of an audio signal to at least one of said stimulation sites via at least one of said electrodes; a power source configured to provide power to at least one of said cochlear stimulator and said sound processor; and a percutaneous port configured to be percutaneously implanted within a head of said patient and to house said power source; wherein said power source is configured to be rotatable, and wherein rotation of said power source is configured to adjust one or more control parameters associated with at least one of the cochlear stimulator and the sound processor.