- Patent Title: Earpiece assembly to interact with implantable neural stimulators
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Application No.: US15738903Application Date: 2016-06-22
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Publication No.: US10737098B2Publication Date: 2020-08-11
- Inventor: Laura Tyler Perryman , Chad David Andresen , Graham Patrick Greene
- Applicant: Stimwave Technologies Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US FL Pompano Beach
- Assignee: Stimwave Technologies Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Stimwave Technologies Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Pompano Beach
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2016/038747 WO 20160622
- International Announcement: WO2016/209948 WO 20161229
- Main IPC: A61B5/0476
- IPC: A61B5/0476 ; A61N1/372 ; A61N1/378 ; A61N1/36

Abstract:
An ear-piece assembly includes (i) an antenna portion enclosing a transmitting antenna configured to send one or more input signals containing electrical energy to a passive implantable neural stimulator device such that the passive implantable neural stimulator generates one or more stimulation pulses suitable for stimulating a neural structure in the craniofacial region solely using the electrical energy in the input signals; and (ii) an enclosure coupled to the antenna portion, wherein enclosure is sized and shaped to be mounted on a helix portion of an ear such that, when worn by a patient, weight from the enclosure is distributed over the helix portion of the ear for the enclosure to rest thereon, wherein the enclosure includes (i) a controller module configured to provide the one or more input signals to the transmitting antenna, and (ii) a battery adapted to provide energy to the ear-piece assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180178020A1 AN EARPIECE ASSEMBLY TO INTERACT WITH IMPLANTABLE NEURAL STIMULATORS Public/Granted day:2018-06-28
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