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(43) Date of publication: 05.02.2020 Bulletin 2020/06 (21) Application number: 18770349.1 (22) Date of filing: 24.03.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61N 1/36(2006.01) A61B 5/04(2006.01) A61N 1/05(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2018/052015 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/173010 (27.09.2018 Gazette 2018/39)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 24.03.2017 US 201762476295 P (71) Applicant: Cochlear Limited New South Wales 2109 (AU)	(72) Inventors: PAWSEY, Nicholas Charles Macquarie University New South Wales 2109 (AU) MELMAN, Ryan Orin Macquarie University New South Wales 2109 (AU) (74) Representative: Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB  Leopoldstraße 4 80802 München 80802 München (DE)