Cochlear stimulation device

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A61N 1/36 (2006.01)

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CA 2564204

A cochlear implant system is provided that does not require a headpiece. Rather, the external coil used to transfer power and data and control signal to the implant device is integrated into the housing of the external processor. In one embodiment, where the external processor is carried within a behind-the-ear (BTE) module that is worn by a user of the cochlear implant system, the external coil is carried within the BTE module or housing, or formed as part of the ear hook used to hold the BTE module in place. Because the external transfer coil forms an integral part of the external portion of the system, the present invention does not require the use of an implanted magnet. Hence, the cochlear implant system can be described as headpieceless and magnetless (e.g., including a single external device).

Ce système d'implant cochléaire ne nécessite pas d'écouteur. Le télécapteur externe qui sert à transmettre le courant et les données et à contrôler le signal transmis à l'implant est intégré au boîtier du processeur externe. Le processeur externe est contenu dans un module rétro-oculaire (BTE), le télécapteur externe se trouve à l'intérieur de ce module ou boîtier BTE, ou s'intègre à la pièce qui maintient le module en place derrière l'oreille. Comme le télécapteur fait partie du module externe, la présente invention ne nécessite pas la présence d'un aimant dans l'implant. Ainsi, cet implant cochléaire peut être décrit comme étant dépourvu d'écouteur et d'aimant (c.-à-d. composé d'une seule pièce externe).

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