Near infrared light in hearing aid appliances

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11872408
APP PUB NO 20190321655A1
SERIAL NO

16388363

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A cochlear implant hearing aid system is disclosed. The cochlear implant hearing aid system comprises an external part. The external part includes a sound pickup unit configured to pick up sound from the environment and a sound processing unit configured to process said sound. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises an implant part. The implant part includes an implant processing unit and a plurality of cochlea stimulation electrodes for stimulation of a cochlea of a user. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises a near-infrared transmitter configured to transmit a near-infrared wave. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises a near-infrared receiver configured to receive said near-infrared wave.

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  • OTICON MEDICAL A/S

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Backus, Bradford Vallauris, FR 10 5
Lunner, Thomas Smørum, DK 44 507
Riis, Søren Kamaric Smørum, DK 9 4
Wendt, Dorothea Smørum, DK 5 15

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