US 12,138,467 B2
External and implantable coils for auditory prostheses
Martin Evert Gustaf Hillbratt, Lindome (SE); Werner Meskens, Opwijk (BE); and Koen Erik Van den Heuvel, Hove (BE)
Assigned to Cochlear Limited, Maquarie University (AU)
Filed by Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University (AU)
Filed on Oct. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/480,737.
Application 18/480,737 is a continuation of application No. 17/738,641, filed on May 6, 2022, granted, now 11,826,576.
Application 17/738,641 is a continuation of application No. 16/928,587, filed on Jul. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,344,736.
Application 16/928,587 is a continuation of application No. 15/243,717, filed on Aug. 22, 2016, granted, now 10,744,333.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/208,524, filed on Aug. 21, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0091543 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/3787 (2013.01) [A61N 1/36036 (2017.08); A61N 1/36038 (2017.08); A61N 1/37229 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A medical device, comprising:
a housing comprising a port; and
an implantable wire comprising a first end extending from the housing and a second end configured to detachably couple to the port of the housing, wherein the implantable wire is configured to be guided into one or more loops to form a first coil configured to communicate with a second coil.