Transformable speech processor module for a hearing prosthesis
US8364275B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2460/13
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An external component of a cochlear implant hearing system. The external component includes a speech processor module operable in a stand-alone mode of operation and a body-worn mode of operation, a protective case configured to have said speech processor module removably mounted therein; and an operational mode controller configured to determine when said speech processor module is mounted in said case and to place said speech processor module in said body-worn mode of operation when said module is mounted in said case.
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