Telecommunications – Transmitter and receiver at separate stations – Short range rf communication
Patent
1987-10-09
1990-04-17
Griffin, Robert L.
Telecommunications
Transmitter and receiver at separate stations
Short range rf communication
379 52, 379 55, 128784, 1284205, H04B 500, A61N 100
Patent
active
049187457
ABSTRACT:
A method and system is described for electrically stimulating the auditory nerve with multiple channels of audio information. Audio information is transmitted from an external microphone to a speech processor through a single transcutaneous path to an implanted receiving device. Power is transmitted through a second transcutaneous path to power the implanted device.
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Griffin Robert L.
Smith Ralph
Storz Instrument Company
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