公开(公告)号：US09440072B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-13

申请号：US14386330

申请日：2013-03-22

申请人： ADVANCED BIONICS AG

发明人： Smita S. Agrawal ,  Leonid M. Litvak

IPC分类号： A61N1/36 ,  A61B5/04 ,  A61B5/12 ,  A61N1/05 ,  H04R25/00 ,  A61N1/372 ,  H04R1/10

CPC分类号： A61N1/36036 ,  A61B5/04001 ,  A61B5/121 ,  A61N1/0541 ,  A61N1/37247 ,  H04R1/1008 ,  H04R25/00 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/606 ,  H04R25/70 ,  H04R2225/67 ,  H04R2460/03

摘要： An exemplary system includes 1) a stimulation management facility configured to direct an electro-acoustic stimulation (“EAS”) system to concurrently apply acoustic stimulation to a patient by way of a loudspeaker and electrical stimulation to the patient by way of an electrode located within a cochlea of the patient during a fitting session, and 2) a fitting facility communicatively coupled to the stimulation management facility and configured to detect, during the fitting session, an interaction between the acoustic stimulation and the electrical stimulation, and set, during the fitting session, one or more control parameters governing an operation of the EAS system based on the detected interaction. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 示例性系统包括：1）刺激管理设备，其配置为引导电声刺激（“EAS”）系统，以通过扬声器向患者施加声学刺激，并通过位于内部的电极对患者进行电刺激 在装配期间患者的耳蜗，以及2）通信地耦合到刺激管理设施并且被配置为在装配会话期间检测声刺激和电刺激之间的相互作用并且在配合期间设置的拟合设备 会话，一个或多个基于检测到的交互来控制EAS系统的操作的控制参数。 还公开了相应的系统和方法。

公开(公告)号：US09324339B2

公开(公告)日：2016-04-26

申请号：US14375321

申请日：2013-01-25

申请人： ADVANCED BIONICS AG

发明人： Adam B. Strauss ,  Leonid M. Litvak

IPC分类号： G10L21/00 ,  G10L21/0364 ,  A61N1/36 ,  H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/353 ,  A61N1/36032 ,  A61N1/36036 ,  G10L21/0364 ,  G10L25/93 ,  H04R25/356 ,  H04R25/50 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/606 ,  H04R2225/43 ,  H04R2225/67 ,  H04R2430/03 ,  H04R2460/01

摘要： An exemplary method of enhancing pitch of an audio signal presented to a cochlear implant patient includes 1) determining a frequency spectrum of an audio signal presented to a cochlear implant patient, the frequency spectrum comprising a plurality of frequency bins that each contain spectral energy, 2) generating a modified spectral envelope of the frequency spectrum of the audio signal, 3) identifying each frequency bin included in the plurality of frequency bins that contains spectral energy above the modified spectral envelope and each frequency bin included in the plurality of frequency bins that contains spectral energy below the modified spectral envelope, 4) enhancing the spectral energy contained in each frequency bin identified as containing spectral energy above the modified spectral envelope, and 5) compressing the spectral energy contained in each frequency bin identified as containing spectral energy below the modified spectral envelope. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 提供给耳蜗植入患者的音频信号的音高的示例性方法包括：1）确定呈现给人工耳蜗患者的音频信号的频谱，所述频谱包括多个频谱箱，每个频率包含频谱能量，2 ）产生所述音频信号的频谱的经修改的频谱包络; 3）识别包含在所述多个频率仓中的每个频率仓，所述多个频率仓包含在所述修改的频谱包络之上的频谱能量，并且所述频率包含在所述多个频率仓中， 光谱能量低于修改的光谱包络，4）增强被识别为包含在修改的光谱包络上的光谱能量的每个频率仓中的光谱能量，以及5）压缩被包含在包含被修改的光谱能量以下的光谱能量的每个频率块中的光谱能量 频谱包络。 还公开了相应的方法和系统。

公开(公告)号：US09288585B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-15

申请号：US14696080

申请日：2015-04-24

申请人： Advanced Bionics AG

发明人： Abhijit Kulkarni ,  Leonid M. Litvak ,  Aniket Saoji

IPC分类号： A61N1/36 ,  H04R25/00 ,  G10L19/02

CPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  A61N1/36032 ,  A61N1/36036 ,  G10L19/0212 ,  H04R2225/025 ,  H04R2225/67

摘要： Among other things, enhancing spectral contrast for a cochlear implant listener includes detecting a time domain signal. A first transformation is applied to the detected time domain signal to convert the time domain signal to a frequency domain signal. A second transformation is applied to the frequency domain signal to express the frequency domain signal as a sum of two or more components. A sensitivity of the cochlear implant listener to detect modulation of each component is obtained.

公开(公告)号：US09254384B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-09

申请号：US14085925

申请日：2013-11-21

申请人： Advanced Bionics AG

发明人： Gene Y. Fridman ,  Leonid M. Litvak

IPC分类号： A61N1/36

CPC分类号： A61N1/36032 ,  A61N1/36036

摘要： The stimulation provided in the electrically stimulated cochlea is modulated in accordance with the amplitude of a received acoustic signal and the onset of a sound in a received acoustic signal to provide increased sound perception. An onset time that corresponds to the onset of a sound is detected in an acoustic signal associated with a frequency band. A forcing voltage and a transmitting factor are determined, wherein the forcing voltage and the transmitting factor are associated with the frequency band at the detected onset time. The acoustic signal is modulated as a function of the forcing voltage and the transmitting factor to generate an output signal. The generated output signal can be used to stimulate the cochlea. The modulation strategy can be used in conjunction with sound processing strategies that employ frequency modulation, amplitude modulation, or a combination of frequency and amplitude modulation.

公开(公告)号：US09056205B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-16

申请号：US14286810

申请日：2014-05-23

申请人： Advanced Bionics AG

发明人： Leonid M. Litvak ,  Myles McLaughlin ,  Abhijit Kulkarni ,  Aniket Saoji

IPC分类号： A61N1/00 ,  A61N1/36 ,  A61N1/05

CPC分类号： A61N1/36032 ,  A61N1/0541 ,  A61N1/36036

摘要： An exemplary system includes an implantable cochlear stimulator implanted within a patient, a short electrode array coupled to the implantable cochlear stimulator and having a plurality of electrodes disposed thereon, and a sound processor communicatively coupled to the implantable cochlear stimulator. The sound processor may direct the implantable cochlear stimulator to apply a main current to a first electrode included in the plurality of electrodes and associated with a first pitch, direct the implantable cochlear stimulator to concurrently apply, during the application of the main current, a compensation current to a second electrode included in the plurality of electrodes and associated with a second pitch, and optimize an amount of the compensation current to result in a target pitch being presented to the patient that is distanced from the first pitch in a pitch direction opposite a pitch direction of the second pitch in relation to the first pitch.

摘要翻译： 示例性系统包括植入患者体内的植入式耳蜗刺激器，耦合到可植入耳蜗刺激器并且具有布置在其上的多个电极的短电极阵列以及通信地耦合到可植入耳蜗刺激器的声音处理器。 声音处理器可以引导可植入的耳蜗刺激器将主电流施加到包括在多个电极中并与第一音调相关联的第一电极，指示可植入的耳蜗刺激器在施加主电流期间同时施加补偿 电流到包括在多个电极中并与第二间距相关联的第二电极，并且优化补偿电流的量以导致目标音调呈现给与第一音调远离第一音调的目标音调，该音调方向与 相对于第一间距的第二间距的俯仰方向。

公开(公告)号：US20150057998A1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-26

申请号：US14375321

申请日：2013-01-25

申请人： ADVANCED BIONICS AG

发明人： Adam B. Strauss ,  Leonid M. Litvak

IPC分类号： G10L21/0364 ,  H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/353 ,  A61N1/36032 ,  A61N1/36036 ,  G10L21/0364 ,  G10L25/93 ,  H04R25/356 ,  H04R25/50 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/606 ,  H04R2225/43 ,  H04R2225/67 ,  H04R2430/03 ,  H04R2460/01

摘要： An exemplary method of enhancing pitch of an audio signal presented to a cochlear implant patient includes 1) determining a frequency spectrum of an audio signal presented to a cochlear implant patient, the frequency spectrum comprising a plurality of frequency bins that each contain spectral energy, 2) generating a modified spectral envelope of the frequency spectrum of the audio signal, 3) identifying each frequency bin included in the plurality of frequency bins that contains spectral energy above the modified spectral envelope and each frequency bin included in the plurality of frequency bins that contains spectral energy below the modified spectral envelope, 4) enhancing the spectral energy contained in each frequency bin identified as containing spectral energy above the modified spectral envelope, and 5) compressing the spectral energy contained in each frequency bin identified as containing spectral energy below the modified spectral envelope. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 提供给耳蜗植入患者的音频信号的音高的示例性方法包括：1）确定呈现给人工耳蜗患者的音频信号的频谱，所述频谱包括多个频谱箱，每个频率包含频谱能量，2 ）产生所述音频信号的频谱的经修改的频谱包络; 3）识别包含在所述多个频率仓中的每个频率仓，所述多个频率仓包含在所述修改的频谱包络之上的频谱能量，并且所述频率包含在所述多个频率仓中， 光谱能量低于修改的光谱包络，4）增强被识别为包含在修改的光谱包络上的光谱能量的每个频率仓中的光谱能量，以及5）压缩被包含在包含被修改的光谱能量以下的光谱能量的每个频率块中的光谱能量 频谱包络。 还公开了相应的方法和系统。

公开(公告)号：US20150049890A1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-19

申请号：US14386330

申请日：2013-03-22

申请人： ADVANCED BIONICS AG

发明人： Smita S. Agrawal ,  Leonid M. Litvak

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  A61N1/36

CPC分类号： A61N1/36036 ,  A61B5/04001 ,  A61B5/121 ,  A61N1/0541 ,  A61N1/37247 ,  H04R1/1008 ,  H04R25/00 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/606 ,  H04R25/70 ,  H04R2225/67 ,  H04R2460/03

摘要： An exemplary system includes 1) a stimulation management facility configured to direct an electro-acoustic stimulation (“EAS”) system to concurrently apply acoustic stimulation to a patient by way of a loudspeaker and electrical stimulation to the patient by way of an electrode located within a cochlea of the patient during a fitting session, and 2) a fitting facility communicatively coupled to the stimulation management facility and configured to detect, during the fitting session, an interaction between the acoustic stimulation and the electrical stimulation, and set, during the fitting session, one or more control parameters governing an operation of the EAS system based on the detected interaction. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 示例性系统包括：1）刺激管理设备，其配置为引导电声刺激（“EAS”）系统，以通过扬声器向患者施加声学刺激，并通过位于内部的电极对患者进行电刺激 在装配期间患者的耳蜗，以及2）通信地耦合到刺激管理设施并且被配置为在装配会话期间检测声刺激和电刺激之间的相互作用并且在配合期间设置的拟合设备 会话，一个或多个基于检测到的交互来控制EAS系统的操作的控制参数。 还公开了相应的系统和方法。

公开(公告)号：US08855344B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-07

申请号：US13720320

申请日：2012-12-19

申请人： Advanced Bionics AG

发明人： Leonid M. Litvak ,  Aniket Saoji

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/45 ,  A61N1/36036 ,  G10L21/0208 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/70 ,  H04R2225/41 ,  H04R2225/67 ,  H04R2460/01

摘要： An exemplary method includes a sound processing subsystem 1) dividing an audio signal presented to an auditory prosthesis patient into a plurality of signals each representative of a distinct frequency portion of the audio signal and each contained within a distinct analysis channel included in a plurality of analysis channels, 2) determining a sound level of each signal included in the plurality of signals, and 3) setting an amount of noise reduction applied to each signal included in the plurality of signals in accordance with the determined sound level of each signal included in the plurality of signals. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 一种示例性方法包括声音处理子系统1）将呈现给听觉假体患者的音频信号划分成多个信号，每个信号代表音频信号的不同频率部分，并且每个信号包含在包括在多个分析中的不同分析通道内 通道，2）确定包含在多个信号中的每个信号的声级，以及3）根据包含在多个信号中的每个信号的确定的声级设置施加到包括在多个信号中的每个信号的噪声降低量 多个信号。 还公开了相应的方法和系统。

公开(公告)号：US20140081352A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-20

申请号：US14085925

申请日：2013-11-21

申请人： Advanced Bionics AG

发明人： Gene Y. Fridman ,  Leonid M. Litvak

IPC分类号： A61N1/36

CPC分类号： A61N1/36032 ,  A61N1/36036

摘要： The stimulation provided in the electrically stimulated cochlea is modulated in accordance with the amplitude of a received acoustic signal and the onset of a sound in a received acoustic signal to provide increased sound perception. An onset time that corresponds to the onset of a sound is detected in an acoustic signal associated with a frequency band. A forcing voltage and a transmitting factor are determined, wherein the forcing voltage and the transmitting factor are associated with the frequency band at the detected onset time. The acoustic signal is modulated as a function of the forcing voltage and the transmitting factor to generate an output signal. The generated output signal can be used to stimulate the cochlea. The modulation strategy can be used in conjunction with sound processing strategies that employ frequency modulation, amplitude modulation, or a combination of frequency and amplitude modulation.

摘要翻译： 在电刺激耳蜗中提供的刺激根据接收到的声信号的振幅和接收的声信号中的声音的开始进行调制以提供增加的声音感知。 在与频带相关联的声信号中检测对应于声音开始的开始时间。 确定强制电压和发射因子，其中强制电压和发射因子在检测到的起始时间与频带相关联。 声信号作为强制电压和发射因子的函数被调制以产生输出信号。 所产生的输出信号可用于刺激耳蜗。 调制策略可以与使用频率调制，幅度调制或频率和幅度调制的组合的声音处理策略结合使用。

公开(公告)号：US20130110199A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-02

申请号：US13720302

申请日：2012-12-19

申请人： Advanced Bionics AG

发明人： Leonid M. Litvak

IPC分类号： A61N1/36

CPC分类号： A61B5/04845 ,  A61B5/125 ,  A61N1/36032 ,  A61N1/36036 ,  A61N1/37247 ,  A61N1/37264

摘要： An exemplary signal processing unit includes 1) a microphone configured to detect one or more acoustic signals, 2) processing circuitry configured to process the one or more acoustic signals, and 3) a port configured to receive one or more electrodes that are configured to be placed on an outer surface of the head of a patient and to detect one or more central auditory potentials. The processing circuitry may be further configured to process the detected central auditory potentials.

摘要翻译： 示例性信号处理单元包括：1）被配置为检测一个或多个声信号的麦克风，2）被配置为处理一个或多个声信号的处理电路，以及3）被配置为接收一个或多个被配置为 放置在患者头部的外表面上并检测一个或多个中心听觉电位。 处理电路可以被进一步配置为处理检测到的中心听觉电位。