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(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: Us 7,779,153 B2
Van den Heuvel et al. (45) Date of Patent: Aug. 17,2010
(54) AUTOMATED COLLECTION OF
OPERATIONAL DATA FROM DISTRIBUTED
MEDICAL DEVICES
(75) Inventors: Koen Van den Heuvel, Hove (BE); Sven
Haemers, Brussels (BE); Sfen Mertens,
Aartselaar (BE); Philip Smet, Beervelde
(BE); Geert Smits, Berchem (BE)
(73) Assignee: Cochlear Limited, Lane Cove, New
South Wales (AU)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 840 days.
(21) Appl.No.: 11/588,265
(22) Filed: Oct. 27, 2006
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2007/0198067 Al Aug. 23, 2007
Related U.S. Application Data
(60) Provisional application No. 60/730,364, filed on Oct. 27, 2005.
(51) Int. CI.
G06F15/173 (2006.01)
H04R 29/00 (2006.01)
H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 709/238; 709/223; 381/60;
381/315
(58) Field of Classification Search 709/223,
709/224,238; 381/60,312,315; 607/136,
607/137
See application file for complete search history.
(56) References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 4,617,913 A 10/1986 Eddington
