Speech processor for use with a cochlear implant
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a speech processor for use with a cochlear implant with the transmitter removed, showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof with the transmitter attached, in use condition; the broken line showing of an ear being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;
FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof, opposite that shown in FIG. 3, with the transmitter removed;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 7 is an end elevational view thereof;
FIG. 8 is an end elevational view thereof, opposite that shown in FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof in disassembled condition with the battery compartment removed;
FIG. 10 is a side elevational view thereof, with the battery compartment removed;
FIG. 11 is a side elevational view thereof, with the battery compartment removed and a cable attaching the battery compartment to the speech processor; and,
FIG. 12 is a side elevational view thereof, with battery cover removed.
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 4, 1997
Date of Patent: Jan 25, 2000
Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Gerate Ges.m.b.H. (Innsbruck)
Inventor: Frazer McKimm (Milan)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Law Firm: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP
Application Number: 0/78,989