Systems and methods for facilitating apical electrode stimulation by an electro-acoustic stimulation system
    1.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for facilitating apical electrode stimulation by an electro-acoustic stimulation system 有权
    通过电声刺激系统促进顶端电极刺激的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09320898B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-26

    申请号:US14375123

    申请日:2012-01-31

    摘要: An exemplary electro-acoustic stimulation (EAS) device includes 1) a detection facility configured to detect audio content presented to a patient and included in an acoustic stimulation frequency range, 2) an acoustic stimulation management facility configured to direct a loud-speaker to apply acoustic stimulation representative of the audio content included in the acoustic stimulation frequency range to the patient, and 3) an electrical stimulation management facility configured to direct a cochlear implant implanted within the patient to apply sub-threshold electrical stimulation to the patient by way of one or more electrodes disposed within an apical region of a cochlea of the patient together with the application of the acoustic stimulation. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 示例性电声刺激(EAS)装置包括:1)检测设备,被配置为检测呈现给患者并包括在声刺激频率范围内的音频内容; 2)声音刺激管理设备,被配置为引导扬声器应用 声学刺激代表包括在患者的声学刺激频率范围内的音频内容,以及3)电刺激管理设备,其被配置为引导植入在患者体内的人工耳蜗植入物以通过一个方式向患者施加亚阈值电刺激 或多个设置在患者的耳蜗的顶端区域内的电极以及声刺激的应用。 还公开了相应的系统和方法。

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING APICAL ELECTRODE STIMULATION BY AN ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC STIMULATION SYSTEM
    2.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING APICAL ELECTRODE STIMULATION BY AN ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC STIMULATION SYSTEM 有权
    通过电声刺激系统促进生物电刺激的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150012053A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-08

    申请号:US14375123

    申请日:2012-01-31

    IPC分类号: A61N1/36 H04R25/02 A61N1/372

    摘要: An exemplary electro-acoustic stimulation (EAS) device includes 1) a detection facility configured to detect audio content presented to a patient and included in an acoustic stimulation frequency range, 2) an acoustic stimulation management facility configured to direct a loud-speaker to apply acoustic stimulation representative of the audio content included in the acoustic stimulation frequency range to the patient, and 3) an electrical stimulation management facility configured to direct a cochlear implant implanted within the patient to apply sub-threshold electrical stimulation to the patient by way of one or more electrodes disposed within an apical region of a cochlea of the patient together with the application of the acoustic stimulation. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 示例性电声刺激(EAS)装置包括:1)检测设备,被配置为检测呈现给患者并包括在声刺激频率范围内的音频内容; 2)声音刺激管理设备,被配置为引导扬声器应用 声学刺激代表包括在患者的声学刺激频率范围内的音频内容,以及3)电刺激管理设备,其被配置为引导植入在患者体内的人工耳蜗植入物以通过一个方式向患者施加亚阈值电刺激 或多个设置在患者的耳蜗的顶端区域内的电极以及声刺激的应用。 还公开了相应的系统和方法。

    Systems and methods for intra-surgical monitoring of evoked responses that occur during an electrode lead insertion procedure

    公开(公告)号:US11090485B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-17

    申请号:US15768492

    申请日:2015-11-03

    IPC分类号: A61N1/05 A61N1/36 A61B5/38

    摘要: An exemplary monitoring system 1) receives a user input command to begin monitoring evoked responses that occur in response to acoustic stimulation during an insertion procedure in which a lead that is communicatively coupled to a cochlear implant is inserted into a cochlea of a patient, the lead having an array of intracochlear electrodes and an extracochlear electrode, the extracochlear electrode physically and communicatively coupled to a probe that is also communicatively coupled to the monitoring system, 2) directs, in response to the user input command, the cochlear implant to short an intracochlear electrode with the extracochlear electrode, 3) presents the acoustic stimulation to the patient, and 4) records the evoked responses that occur in response to the acoustic stimulation by using the intracochlear electrode to detect signals representative of the evoked responses and receiving the detected signals by way of the extracochlear electrode and the probe.

    Methods and systems for multi-monopolar current steering in an auditory prosthesis system
    8.
    发明授权
    Methods and systems for multi-monopolar current steering in an auditory prosthesis system 有权
    用于听觉假体系统中多单极电流转向的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US09119711B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-01

    申请号:US13882616

    申请日:2011-10-28

    IPC分类号: A61F2/18 A61N1/18 A61N1/36

    CPC分类号: A61F2/18 A61N1/36036

    摘要: An exemplary method includes a sound processor 1) mapping an analysis channel associated with a frequency band to a stimulation channel that comprises at least three electrodes communicatively coupled to an auditory prosthesis associated with a patient, 2) identifying a spectral peak included in an audio signal presented to the patient, the spectral peak having a peak frequency included in the frequency band, and 3) directing the auditory prosthesis to apply electrical stimulation representative of the spectral peak to a stimulation site associated with the peak frequency by simultaneously stimulating at least two of the at least three electrodes at substantially fifty percent or less of their respective most comfortable current levels (M levels) in accordance with a multi-monopolar current steering strategy. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 示例性方法包括声音处理器1)将与频带相关联的分析频道映射到包括通信地耦合到与患者相关联的听觉假体的至少三个电极的刺激通道,2)识别包括在音频信号中的频谱峰 呈现给患者,具有包括在频带中的峰值频率的频谱峰值,以及3)引导听觉假体通过同时刺激峰值频率中的至少两个来将代表频谱峰值的电刺激应用于与峰值频率相关联的刺激位点 所述至少三个电极基于多单极电流转向策略,大致为其相应最舒适的电流水平(M电平)的百分之五十或更小。 还公开了相应的方法和系统。

    ELECTROMYOGRAPHY RESPONSE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    9.
    发明申请
    ELECTROMYOGRAPHY RESPONSE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS 有权
    电磁响应检测系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150088025A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-26

    申请号:US14397461

    申请日:2012-05-01

    IPC分类号: A61B5/04 A61B5/0488

    摘要: An exemplary EMG response detection system may be configured to 1) direct an implantable stimulator to sequentially present a plurality of substantially identical stimulation events to a patient, 2) record a plurality of EMG signals generated by a muscle in the patient and each corresponding to a presentation of a particular stimulation event included in the plurality of substantially identical stimulation events, 3) determine an asynchronous component of each of the recorded EMG signals, and 4) utilize the asynchronous components of the recorded EMG signals to determine whether an EMG response is evoked by the stimulation events.

    摘要翻译: 示例性EMG响应检测系统可以被配置为:1)引导可植入刺激器以向患者顺序呈现多个基本上相同的刺激事件,2)记录由患者中的肌肉产生的多个EMG信号,并且每个对应于 呈现包括在多个基本相同的刺激事件中的特定刺激事件,3)确定每个记录的EMG信号的异步分量,以及4)利用所记录的EMG信号的异步分量来确定是否诱发EMG响应 受到刺激事件的影响。

    Methods and systems of compensating for a disabled electrode
    10.
    发明授权
    Methods and systems of compensating for a disabled electrode 有权
    补偿残留电极的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08768476B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-01

    申请号:US13425741

    申请日:2012-03-21

    IPC分类号: A61N1/00 A61N1/05

    摘要: An exemplary method includes 1) identifying, by a cochlear implant system, an electrode included within an array of electrodes as being a disabled electrode, 2) selecting, by the cochlear implant system, at least two non-adjacent electrodes surrounding the disabled electrode, and 3) simultaneously applying, by the cochlear implant system, stimulation current to the at least two non-adjacent electrodes to compensate for a loss of stimulation resulting from the disabled electrode. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 一种示例性方法包括:1)通过耳蜗植入系统识别包括在电极阵列内的电极作为禁用电极; 2)通过所述耳蜗植入系统选择围绕所述残留电极的至少两个不相邻的电极, 以及3)通过所述人工耳蜗植入系统同时施加刺激电流至所述至少两个不相邻电极以补偿由所述残留电极产生的刺激的损失。 还公开了相应的方法和系统。