US 11,736,869 B2
Actuator testing systems and methods
Werner Meskens, Mechelen (BE); and Clare James, Sint-Joris-Weert (BE)
Assigned to Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University (AU)
Filed by Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University (AU)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/499,334.
Application 17/499,334 is a continuation of application No. 16/765,738, granted, now 11,166,109, issued on May 31, 2019, previously published as PCT/IB2018/001429, filed on Nov. 16, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/589,672, filed on Nov. 22, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0086573 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 25/305 (2013.01) [H04R 25/606 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04R 2460/13 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
a trigger signal generator configured to emit one or more trigger signals;
an implantable device, comprising:
a frequency sweep generator configured to, responsive to receiving the one or more trigger signals, operate in a test mode to generate a first frequency sweep pattern,
an implantable actuator configured to deliver first frequency sweep vibrations to a recipient of the implantable device, wherein the first frequency sweep vibrations are generated in accordance with the first frequency sweep pattern; and
a diagnostic tool comprising a vibration sensor, wherein the diagnostic tool is separate from the implantable device and is configured to, responsive to the one or more trigger signals, measure an output of the vibration sensor as a result of the first frequency sweep vibrations.