Patent ID: 7970157

Claim:
A Behind The Ear (BTE) Implantable Cochlear Stimulation (ICS) system, comprising: a BTE unit of the ICS system, wherein the BTE unit includes a speech processor; an earhook configured to be removably attachable to the BTE unit; a microphone assembly, wherein the microphone assembly includes a microphone having three terminals, and wherein the microphone is configured to be electrically connected to the speech processor using a first conductor, a second conductor, and a third conductor, wherein the first conductor is connected to a mating connector and wherein the second and third conductors are connected to a bias setting resistor; and a bendable, formable stalk having a first end attached to the earhook and a second end directed towards the inside of an ear; and wherein the microphone assembly is attached to the second end of the stalk.