Headpieces and implantable cochlear stimulation systems including the same
US11638823B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/37211
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cochlear implant headpiece, for use with a cochlear implant, including a housing, a diametrically magnetized headpiece magnet, defining an axis and a N-S direction, within the housing and rotatable about the axis, whereby the N-S direction of the headpiece magnet self-aligns with the gravitational direction when the axis is perpendicular to the gravitational direction, and a headpiece antenna associated with the housing.
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