Patent ID: 7822479

Claim:
An implantable hearing apparatus for stimulating an auditory component, comprising: an implant housing; a receiver at least partially disposed within the implant housing and adapted to transcutaneously receive signals; a processor disposed within the implant housing and adapted to generate an audio drive signal for actuating an implantable auditory stimulator; a first signal cable operatively connected to the signal processor and having a first end connected to said implant housing and a second end fixedly attached to one of a female connector and a male connector, and a second signal cable having an end connected to the other of said female connector and said male connector, said female connector being adapted for selective interconnection to the male connector and comprising: a connector housing, wherein one of said second end of the first signal cable and said end of said second signal cable is fixedly attached to a first end of said connector housing; and a substantially cylindrical receiving port having an open end and a closed end, said open end extending through said first end of said connector housing, wherein when said male connector is disposed in the receiving port the first and second signal cables are juxtaposed and operatively interconnected for signal transmission therebetween.