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CHARGING-INDUCED IMPLANT OPERATION

Application US20260082159A1 Kind: A1 Mar 19, 2026

Inventors

Jan Raymond Janssen, Koen Van den Heuvel, Richard Bruce Murphy

Abstract

Presented herein are techniques for initiating a night-time mode of operation in an implantable hearing prosthesis in response to detection of night-time recharging operations. More specifically, an implantable hearing prosthesis comprises a rechargeable battery that is configured to be recharged via an external night-time charging device, such as a pillow charger. The implantable hearing prosthesis is configured to detect inductive charging of the rechargeable battery by the external night-time charging device. In response, the implantable hearing prosthesis is switched to a night-time mode of operation.

CPC Classifications

H04R 25/305 A61N 1/36038 A61N 1/361 A61N 1/36142 A61N 1/3787 H02J 50/10 H02J 50/80 H04R 25/505 A61B 5/0255 A61B 5/6817 A61N 1/0541 A61N 1/36139 H02J 7/42 H02J 7/92 H04R 25/55 H04R 25/554 H04R 2225/31 H04R 2225/33 H04R 2225/41 H04R 2225/61 H04R 2225/67 H04R 2460/03

Filing Date

2025-09-16

Application No.

19330152