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8165688 Frequency analyzer for MEMS based cochlear implant with self power supply  
Disclosed is a frequency analyzer for a MEMS based cochlear implant with self power supply. The frequency analyzer for a MEMS based cochlear implant includes: an upper structure including a first...
8126564 Hybrid cochlear implant  
An electrode array which is able to be inserted to a desired depth within the cochlea to provide useful percepts for the recipient which will also preferably not cause damage to the sensitive...
8126572 Cochlear implant electrode with adjustable subdivision for middle ear functions  
An electrode for use with a cochlear implant capable of being implanted in a subject is provided. The electrode includes a main electrode branch which provides functions to an inner ear of the...
8086319 Cochlear implant fitting  
A method for fitting a cochlear prosthesis to a cochlea having residual acoustic hearing capability, in order to exploit the residual acoustic hearing capability to the extent possible. A portion...
8024046 Systems for fitting a cochlear implant to a patient  
Systems for fitting an implantable cochlear stimulator to a patient include an interface unit configured to display a graphical representation of an implant fitting line as part of a graphical user...
8019429 Carrier and envelope triggered cochlear stimulation  
Generation of electrode stimulation signals for an implanted electrode array is described. An acoustic audio signal is processed to generate band pass signals which include a fine structure carrier...
7922671 Method and apparatus for automatic non-cooperative frequency specific assessment of hearing impairment and fitting of hearing aids  
A method and device for automatically assessing loss of hearing sensitivity and compression (recruitment) with user defined frequency resolution by means of extrapolated DPOAE I/O functions and...
7887681 Platinum electrode surface coating and method for manufacturing the same  
An electrode surface coating and method for manufacturing the electrode surface coating comprising a conductive substrate; a surface coating of platinum having a rough configuration and an increase...
7809444 Endosteal electrode  
An implantable tissue-stimulating device comprising an elongate electrode carrier member (11) having a plurality of electrodes thereon. The electrodes are preferably disposed in a linear array on...
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,...
7409070 Implant device  
An implant device for bone anchored hearing aids of the type that include a screw-shaped anchoring element for anchorage in the bone tissue, an abutment sleeve for skin penetration and arranged to...
7384399 Cognition and motor timing diagnosis and training system and method  
A system for testing a subject's cognition and motor timing includes an actuator, a sensor and a computer. The actuator is configured to present to the subject multiple stimuli, including...
7347826 Packaging sensors for long term implant  
According to this technique of packaging a sensor device implantable in a living body so as to provide protection of the sensor device and to the living body itself, an electrical conductor of the...
7283876 Electrical stimulation of the acoustic nerve based on selected groups  
In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a method of activating electrodes in a multichannel electrode array is provided. Each channel is associated with a different electrode in the...
7242985 Outer hair cell stimulation model for the use by an intra—cochlear implant  
Contrast between various frequency components of sound is enhanced through a lateral suppression strategy to provide increased speech perception in the electrically stimulated cochlea. A received...
7223245 Method and apparatus for automatic non-cooperative frequency specific assessment of hearing impairment and fitting of hearing aids  
A method and device for automatically assessing loss of hearing sensitivity and compression (recruitment) with user defined frequency resolution by means of extrapolated DPOAE I/O functions and...
6968238 Method for inserting cochlear electrode and insertion tool for use therewith  
An implantable electrode system, adapted for insertion into a cochlea, includes an elongate electrode array stored within a sheath. The electrode array has a multiplicity of electrode contacts...
6663586 System for collection of blood without damage  
A system for the collection of physiological fluids includes a vacuum source (14) that is controlled to provide low vacuum as a function of whether fluids are entering the system. The suction wand...
6640121 Otic microprobe for neuro-cochlear monitoring  
A microprobe useful for assessing auditory function by enabling clinical and intraoperative measurements of blood flow, particularly cochlear blood flow and neural compound action potentials,...
6374143 Modiolar hugging electrode array  
A multi-bipolar configured electrode array and means to uniquely position said array within the scalae of the human cochlea is described. Said array is inserted into the scala tympani, scala...
6208882 Stapedius reflex electrode and connector  
A stapedius electrode attaches to or is embedded within the stapedius muscle (20) at a point near where the stapedius muscle is visible as it exits a bony channel (30) within the middle ear. In one...
6053920 Holder element for implantation in bone tissue  
A holder of a biocompatible material for implantation in bone tissue for controlled receipt and positional fixation of equipment for electrical transfer of information. A cylindrical mounting part...
5685322 Intravascular system for treating arrhythmia  
A method and system for treating a patient's heart exhibiting arrhythmia by first detecting electrical activity within the patient's heart to determine the location of the arrhythmogenic site or...
5662104 Method of measuring the quantity of attenuation of light transmitted through blood and photo sensor used for the method  
An external auditory canal arm having a photo sensing element at the distal end thereof is inserted into an external auditory meatus. A contact piece 1b having a light emitting element is set to a...
5144952 Transcutaneous connection device  
A transcutaneous connection device connects an electrical stimulator outside the body to at least one subcutaneous electrical conductor. Cutaneous penetration is afforded by a system placed in the...
5061282 Cochlear implant auditory prosthesis  
A cochlear implant auditory prosthesis corrects sensorineural deafness by generating stimulus signals to neurons connected to the auditory nerve in response to vibrations in the basilar membrane of...
4781196 Conductive eartip assembly  
An eartip electrode constructed of a plastic or vinyl tubular central channel having a soft foam material laterally surrounding the distal end of the channel. Electrical conductivity from the skin...
4741344 Ear canal electrode  
A non-invasive, external ear canal electrode useful for transmitting sound stimulus to an ear canal and for conducting electrical signals picked up from the ear canal epidermal surface including a...
4706682 External ear canal electrode to be placed proximate the tympanic membrane  
An electrode adapted to be utilized within the external ear canal for applying/recording electrical signals to/from the neural/neuromuscular system of a person having an external ear canal and...
4592370 Ear canal electrode for auditory testing  
A non-invasive, external ear canal electrode and connector therefor useful for transmitting sound stimulus to an ear canal and for conducting electrical signals picked up from the ear canal...
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