US 11,865,330 B2
Headpieceless hearing assistance apparatus, systems and methods with distributed power
Gerhard Roehrlein, Staefa (CH); Stefan Launer, Zurich (CH); Lee F. Hartley, Valencia, CA (US); Lakshmi Mishra, Carlsbad, CA (US); Abhijit Kulkarni, Newbury Park, CA (US); and Mark Downing, Valencia, CA (US)
Assigned to Advanced Bionics AG, Staefa (CH)
Filed by Advanced Bionics AG, Staefa (CH)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/219,751.
Application 17/219,751 is a continuation of application No. 16/522,638, filed on Jul. 25, 2019, granted, now 10,994,129.
Application 16/522,638 is a continuation of application No. 15/125,153, granted, now 10,406,372, issued on Sep. 10, 2019, previously published as PCT/US2014/031529, filed on Mar. 22, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0353934 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/0541 (2013.01) [A61N 1/36038 (2017.08); A61N 1/3787 (2013.01); A61N 1/37211 (2013.01); A61N 1/37229 (2013.01); H04R 25/554 (2013.01); H04R 25/602 (2013.01); H04R 25/606 (2013.01); H04R 2225/021 (2013.01); H04R 2225/51 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hearing assistance method, comprising the steps of:
transmitting stimulation data generated by an external hearing assistance device that includes a battery to an implanted cochlear stimulator that includes a battery without use of a headpiece that is connected to the external hearing assistance by a cable; and
transmitting power from a battery that is not the hearing assistance device battery to the implanted cochlear stimulator without use of a headpiece that is connected to the external hearing assistance by a cable.