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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8077902 | Planar flexible voice coil suspension A voice coil suspension system comprising a spider formed of flexible dielectric material defining a flexure portion configured to suspend a voice coil for axial displacement and an elongate connector portion for carrying flat electrical conductors for electrically ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8023677 | In the ear auxiliary microphone system for behind the ear hearing prosthetic An In The Ear (ITE) microphone improves the acoustic response of a Behind The Ear (BTE) Implantable Cochlear Stimulation (ICS) system during telephone use. An acoustic seal provided by holding a telephone earpiece against the ear provides improved coupling of low fr... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7970157 | In the ear auxiliary microphone system for behind the ear hearing prosthetic An In The Ear (ITE) microphone improves the acoustic response of a Behind The Ear (BTE) Implantable Cochlear Stimulation (ICS) system during telephone use. An acoustic seal provided by holding a telephone earpiece against the ear provides improved coupling of low fr... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7953491 | Auto-referencing mixed-mode phase locked loop for audio playback applications Audio streaming is made available throughout the signal processing path of the speech processor of a cochlear implant or other audio signal processor. Audio streaming comprises the digitally phase locked playback of a real time n-bit digital audio stream, where n ma... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7941228 | Cochlear implant electrode and method of making same A cochlear stimulation lead and method of making a curved electrode array are provided. In one embodiment of the lead, while the curved section of the lead is curled further beyond its originally molded curvature and held in this position, a filling channel is fille... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937155 | Envelope-based amplitude mapping for cochlear implant stimulus An envelope based amplitude mapping achieves the signal compression required to provide a natural sound level without the high processor loading or waveform alteration. In one embodiment, the output of a family of parallel bandpass filters is processed by an envelop... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7933657 | System and method for fitting a cochlear implant sound processor using alternative signals Alternative stimuli, i.e., stimuli other than the constant amplitude stimuli used in prior fitting schemes, are used to set the parameters of a cochlear implant system. The use of such alternative stimuli allows the entire fitting process to be completed in a very s... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7922647 | Surgical instrument set and procedure for implanting sound transducer proximate to patient's outer ear canal A hearing aid system (10) including an implantable device (60), and a surgical instrument (134) for enabling a physician to install the implant (60) in a patient's body in a simple office procedure using only local anesthesia. ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7916823 | Auto-referencing mixed-mode phase locked loop for audio playback applications Audio streaming is made available throughout the signal processing path of a speech (or audio) processor of a cochlear implant system. Audio streaming allows one to “listen in” to what a cochlear implant patient may be hearing. As an audio signal stream is recei... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7899543 | Network interface module for bilateral cochlear implant systems A network interface module that forms part of a bilateral cochlear implant system which allows two standalone BTE units to be synchronized both temporally and tonotopically in order to maximize a patients listening experience. The bilateral cochlear network includes... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7853033 | Hearing aid design A hearing aid module is shaped for insertion into a tunnel made through the soft tissue that connects the retro-auricular space with the ear canal. The hearing aid module contains a speaker or auditory transducer, a battery or other power source powering the module,... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7835804 | Removing artifact in evoked compound action potential recordings in neural stimulators The accuracy of neural response recordings in neural stimulators, e.g., cochlear implants, is often degraded by a recording artifact. An idealized electrical-equivalent model of a neural stimulator is created to study, measure and compensate for artifact evoked comp... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7835800 | Adaptive place-pitch ranking within a multi-channel neural stimulator An adaptive place-pitch ranking procedure for use with a cochlear implant or other neural stimulation system provides a systematic method for quantifying the magnitude and direction of errors along the place-pitch continuum. The method may be conducted and completed... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7835799 | Adaptive system and method for place-pitch ranking a multi-channel neural stimulator An adaptive place-pitch ranking procedure for use with a cochlear implant or other neural stimulation system provides a systematic method for quantifying the magnitude and direction of errors along the place-pitch continuum. The method may be conducted and completed... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7818066 | Remote status and control device for a cochlear implant system A hand-held remote unit functions as both a remote status device and a control device for a cochlear implant system. When placed near the headpiece of a cochlear implant system, the remote unit monitors the forward telemetry signals transmitted between an external s... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7787957 | Auto-referencing mixed-mode phase locked loop for audio playback applications Audio streaming is made available throughout the signal processing path of the speech processor of a cochlear implant or other audio signal processor. Audio streaming comprises the digitally phase locked playback of a real time n-bit digital audio stream, where n ma... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7769194 | In the ear auxiliary microphone for behind the ear hearing prosthetic An In The Ear (ITE) microphone improves the acoustic response of a Behind The Ear (BTE) Implantable Cochlear Stimulation (ICS) system during telephone use. The microphone includes means for adjusting the position of the microphone to receive sound waves through a po... | 08/03/2010 |
| D617546 | Hearing device counseling kit | 06/15/2010 |
| D617545 | Hearing device counseling kit | 06/15/2010 |
| 7729774 | Shell for external components of hearing aid systems Detachable shells on hearing system components are used to provide protection to the hearing system components, to be visually pleasing, to provide visibility and to increase system attachment stability, among other functions. The detachable shells allow the overall... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7647120 | Dual cochlear/vestibular stimulator with control signals derived from motion and speech signals A system for treating patients affected both by hearing loss and by balance disorders related to vestibular hypofunction and/or malfunction, which includes sensors of sound and head movement, processing circuitry, a power source, and an implantable electrical stimul... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7636603 | Bionic ear implant A bionic ear cochlear stimulation system has the capability to stimulate fast enough to induce stochastic neural firing, thereby acting to restore “spontaneous” neural activity. Such neurostimulation involves the use of a high rate pulsitile stimulation signal t... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7574265 | Cochlear implant and simplified method for fitting same A bionic ear cochlear stimulation system has the capability to stimulate fast enough to induce stochastic neural firing, thereby acting to restore “spontaneous” neural activity. Such neurostimulation involves the use of a high rate pulsitile stimulation signal t... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7571005 | Adaptive place-pitch ranking procedure for optimizing performance of a multi-channel neural stimulator An adaptive place-pitch ranking procedure for use with a cochlear implant or other neural stimulation system provides a systematic method for quantifying the magnitude and direction of errors along the place-pitch continuum. The method may be conducted and completed... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7542806 | Envelope-based amplitude mapping for cochlear implant stimulus An envelope based amplitude mapping achieves the signal compression required to provide a natural sound level without the high processor loading or waveform alteration. In one embodiment, the output of a family of parallel bandpass filters is processed by an envelop... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7526096 | In the ear auxiliary microphone for behind the ear hearing prosthetic An In The Ear (ITE) microphone which converts audio sounds into electrical signals which are then processed by a speech processor to generate electrical pulses to stimulate nerves in the cochlea, improves the acoustic response of a Behind The Ear (BTE) Implantable C... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7496406 | System and method for fitting a cochlear implant sound processor using alternative signals Alternative stimuli, i.e., stimuli other than the constant amplitude stimuli used in prior fitting schemes, is used to set the parameters of a cochlear implant system. The use of such alternative stimuli allows the entire fitting process to be completed in a very sh... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7493170 | Adaptive place-pitch ranking procedure for optimizing performance of a multi-channel neural stimulator An adaptive place-pitch ranking procedure for use with a cochlear implant or other neural stimulation system provides a systematic method for quantifying the magnitude and direction of errors along the place-pitch continuum. The method may be conducted and completed... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7444185 | High contact count, sub-miniature, fully implantable cochlear prosthesis An active electrode array provides a programmable number of electrode contacts through which stimulation current may be selectively delivered to surrounding tissue, preferably through the use of appropriate stimulation groups. The active electrode array provides a l... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7317945 | Method and system to convey the within-channel fine structure with a cochlear implant The present invention provides a cochlear stimulation system and method for capturing and translating fine time structure (“FTS”) in incoming sounds and delivering this information spatially to the cochlea. The system comprises a FTS estimator/analyzer and a cur... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7295878 | Implantable devices using rechargeable zero-volt technology lithium-ion batteries An implantable medical device, such as an implantable pulse generator (IPG) used with a spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system, includes a rechargeable lithium-ion battery having an anode electrode with a substrate made substantially from titanium. Such battery constr... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292891 | BioNet for bilateral cochlear implant systems A system for allowing bilateral cochlear implant systems to be networked together. An adapter module that forms part of the system allows two standalone BTE units to be synchronized both temporally and tonotopically in order to maximize a patients listening experien... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7251530 | Optimizing pitch and other speech stimuli allocation in a cochlear implant Errors in pitch (frequency) allocation within a cochlear implant are corrected in order to provide a significant and profound improvement in the quality of sound perceived by the cochlear implant user. In one embodiment, the user is stimulated with a reference signa... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248926 | Status indicator for implantable systems A status indicator is provided for use with a medical device that employs a power transmitting coil. In one embodiment, the status indicator comprises a receiving coil and feedback element. The feedback element, such as a light emitting diode (LED) or liquid crystal... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248929 | Implantable devices using rechargeable zero-volt technology lithium-ion batteries An implantable medical device, such as an implantable pulse generator (IPG) used with a spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system, includes a rechargeable lithium-ion battery having an anode electrode with a substrate made substantially from titanium. Such battery constr... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7225028 | Dual cochlear/vestibular stimulator with control signals derived from motion and speech signals A system for treating patients affected both by hearing loss and by balance disorders related to vestibular hypofunction and/or malfunction, which includes sensors of sound and head movement, processing circuitry, a power source, and an implantable electrical stimul... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224815 | Hearing aid design A hearing aid module is shaped for insertion into a tunnel made through the soft tissue that connects the retro-auricular space with the ear canal. The hearing aid module contains a speaker or auditory transducer, a battery or other power source powering the module,... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7212866 | Implantable neurostimulator having data repeater for long range control and data streaming A repeater device allows a remote unit to control, program and/or monitor a medical implant device from a much further distance than has heretofore been possible. Such repeater device also facilitates transmitting other signals, i.e., other than control signals, to ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211510 | Stacking circuit elements A method of stacking dice in an electronic circuit includes controlling a size of a hole made in a connection pad on each die of said dice to selectively provide an electrical connection to a particular die in the stack. Additionally, a method of stacking dice in an... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209792 | RF-energy modulation system through dynamic coil detuning An RF-energy modulation system dynamically adjusts tuned receiving circuits within a plurality of slave devices, thereby regulating the level of power reception in each slave device. The slave devices receive power from a single master device, through coupling of a ... | 04/24/2007 |
