Hearing prosthesis with a standard wire interface

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9403004
APP PUB NO 20150196759A1
SERIAL NO

14668951

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Methods, systems, and devices for receiving a data signal and a power signal by a hearing prosthesis are disclosed. An input signal is received at a first unit of a hearing prosthesis. The first unit receives the input signal at a wired interface module that conforms to a standardized interface. The first unit identifies a data signal and a power signal included in the input signal. The first unit transfers at least a portion of the power signal to a second unit of the hearing prosthesis. The second unit is implanted in a body and is configured to stimulate an auditory organ, allowing a user to perceive at least a portion of a sound.

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COCHLEAR LIMITED1 UNIVERSITY AVENUE MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY NSW 2109

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baelen, Erika Leuven, BE 1 2
Meskens, Werner Opwijk, BE 108 1727
van, den Heuvel Koen Hove, BE 44 486
van, Gerwen Peter Keerbergen, BE 3 12

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