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Hearing prosthesis echo location

US9119008B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cochlear Limited · AU

Inventors

Benjamin Peter Johnston · Sydney, AU
Frank Risi · Sydney, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 13, 2013
Grant date	Aug 25, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 4, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N1/0541
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Presented herein are echo location techniques to obtain information about an implantable component of a hearing prosthesis relative to a recipient's tissue. The hearing prosthesis may comprise an elongate stimulating assembly configured to be implanted in a recipient's where an echo transmitter is disposed in the stimulating assembly. The echo transmitter is configured to emit an energy pulse within the recipient and an echo receiver disposed in the stimulating assembly is configured to detect a portion of the energy pulse reflected from tissue of the recipient.

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