IMPLANTABLE HEARING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

摘要

Hearing assistance apparatus, systems and methods that involve the use of distributed power.

主权项

1. A headpiece for use with an implanted cochlear stimulator, which includes a position element and data and power receiver apparatus, and an external sound processor that creates stimulation data, the headpiece comprising:
a housing; a battery carried by the housing; a magnet carried by the housing that is magnetically attracted to the position element; and a data/power transmission apparatus adapted to receive stimulation data from the external sound processor, to transmit the received stimulation data to the cochlear stimulator, and to transmit power from the battery to the cochlear stimulator; wherein the headpiece does not include sound processor circuitry.