公开(公告)号：US20240357298A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-24

申请号：US18290971

申请日：2022-08-08

申请人： Cochlear Limited

发明人： Marcus Vardfjäll ,  Stefan Magnander ,  Tommy Bergs

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/606 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： An apparatus includes a coupling portion configured to be releasably coupled to an abutment affixed to a recipient's body. The coupling portion includes a substantially cylindrically symmetric body portion extending along a symmetry axis, the body portion including an outer body surface having a recess extending around the symmetry axis. The coupling portion further includes a resilient member in the recess and extending around the symmetry axis. The resilient member extends outwardly past the outer body surface and is configured to contact an inner abutment surface of the abutment. The resilient member is configured to undergo compression by the inner abutment surface and an inner surface of the recess upon being releasably coupled to the abutment. The compression has a component substantially perpendicular to the symmetry axis.

公开(公告)号：US20240292166A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18594279

申请日：2024-03-04

申请人： Cochlear Limited

发明人： Koen Erik VAN DEN HEUVEL ,  Werner MESKENS

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/606 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： An auditory prosthesis comprising an actuator for providing mechanical stimulation to a recipient. The auditory prosthesis comprises a measurement circuit for use in determining the resonance peak(s) of the actuator. In an embodiment, the measurement circuit measures the voltage drop across the actuator and/or current through the actuator during a frequency sweep of the operational frequencies of the actuator. These measured voltages and/or currents are then analyzed for discontinuities that are indicative of a resonance peak of the actuator. In another embodiment, rather than using a frequency sweep to measure voltages and/or currents across the actuator, the measurement circuit instead applies a voltage impulse to the actuator and then measure the voltage and/or current across the actuator for a period of time after application of the impulse. The measured voltages and/or currents are then analyzed to identify resonance peak(s) of the actuator.

公开(公告)号：US20240252830A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18602346

申请日：2024-03-12

申请人： Cochlear Limited

发明人： Werner Meskens ,  Koen Van Herck

IPC分类号： A61N1/372 ,  A61N1/36

CPC分类号： A61N1/37223 ,  A61N1/36038 ,  A61N1/37252

摘要： Embodiments presented herein are generally directed to techniques for the transfer of isochronous stimulation data over a standardized isochronous audio or data link between components of an implantable medical device system. More specifically, as described further below, a first component is configured to generate dynamic stimulation data based on one or more received sound signals. The first component is configured to obtain static configuration data and to encode the dynamic stimulation data and the static configuration data into a series of isochronous wireless packets. The first component is configured to transmit the series of wireless packets over an isochronous wireless channel to a second component of the implantable medical device system.

公开(公告)号：US20240245891A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-25

申请号：US18425471

申请日：2024-01-29

申请人： Cochlear Limited

发明人： Wolfram Frederik DUECK ,  Daniel SMYTH

IPC分类号： A61M31/00 ,  A61N1/05

CPC分类号： A61M31/00 ,  A61N1/0541 ,  A61M2205/05 ,  A61M2210/0668

摘要： An apparatus including a therapeutic substance delivery device configured for attachment to a first tissue area internal of a recipient, the delivery device configured to enable movement of a therapeutic substance outlet of the delivery device proximate a second tissue area away from the first tissue area after attachment to the first tissue area to deliver the therapeutic substance from the outlet while implanted in the recipient.

公开(公告)号：US12042654B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US17738599

申请日：2022-05-06

申请人： Cochlear Limited

发明人： Jan Patrick Frieding

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  A61N1/36 ,  A61N1/372

CPC分类号： A61N1/36036 ,  A61N1/37252 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/552 ,  H04R25/554

摘要： At least one of the first or second hearing prostheses of a binaural hearing prosthesis system includes a dual-mode sound processing unit that is configured to selectively operate in a “sound processing mode” or in a “wireless streaming mode.” When operating in the sound processing mode, the dual-mode sound processing unit is configured to convert received sound signals into output signals for use in stimulating a first ear of a recipient. However, while operating in the wireless streaming mode, the dual-mode sound processing unit is configured to capture input signals (e.g., sound signals, data signals, etc.) and to encode those input signals for direct or indirect wireless transmission to the sound processing unit of the other hearing prosthesis of the binaural hearing system.

公开(公告)号：US20240205621A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US18556871

申请日：2022-05-18

申请人： Cochlear Limited

发明人： Armin AZHIRNIAN ,  Anders SKÖLD

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/606 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： An apparatus includes a first transducer configured to be in mechanical communication with a first location of a recipient's body and configured to generate and transmit first auditory vibrations to a first ear region of the recipient and a second transducer configured to be in mechanical communication with a second location spaced from the first location and configured to generate and transmit second auditory vibrations to a second ear region of the recipient. The apparatus further includes at least one processor configured to receive input signals indicative of audio data and configured to, in response to the input signals, generate and transmit first control signals to the first auditory transducer and second control signals to the second auditory transducer. The first and second control signals are indicative of the audio data and configured to inhibit destructive interference of the first auditory vibrations and the second auditory vibrations at the first ear region and/or at the second ear region within a range of vibrational frequencies.

公开(公告)号：US20240196140A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US18585628

申请日：2024-02-23

申请人： Cochlear Limited

发明人： Nathan Isaacson ,  Jan Patrick Frieding

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  A61N1/36 ,  F21V19/00 ,  F21Y113/10 ,  F21Y115/10 ,  H04R7/16 ,  H04R19/04

CPC分类号： H04R25/604 ,  F21V19/0015 ,  H04R7/16 ,  H04R19/04 ,  H04R25/609 ,  A61N1/36038 ,  F21Y2113/10 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  H04R2201/003 ,  H04R2225/021 ,  H04R2225/67

摘要： Presented herein are devices/apparatuses having indicator lights (visual indicators), such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), positioned underneath/below the outer surface of a housing of the device. However, the indicator lights positioned below the outer surface of the housing, sometimes referred to herein as “sub-surface” or “sub-housing” indicator lights, are optically coupled to the outer surface of the housing via one or more optical connectors (e.g., light guides, light pipes, light diffusers, etc.). As such, the light emitted by the sub-surface indicator lights is still visible at the outer surface of the device housing.

公开(公告)号：US20240181256A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US18569107

申请日：2022-06-13

申请人： Cochlear Limited ,  New York University (NYU)

发明人： Peter GIBSON ,  Shawn ENTER ,  Paul M. CARTER ,  J. Thomas ROLAND, JR.

IPC分类号： A61N1/36 ,  A61N1/05

CPC分类号： A61N1/36053 ,  A61N1/0558

摘要： Presented herein are techniques in which a specific branch of the vagal nerve that extends to the car, referred to as the auricular branch of the vagal nerve (ABVN), is stimulated via an implantable stimulator. Described herein are implantable stimulation assembly arrangements for implantation adjacent to the auricular branch of the vagal nerve, and use of the implantable stimulating assembly arrangements in order to electrically stimulate the auricular branch of the vagal nerve.

公开(公告)号：US20240179478A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18432779

申请日：2024-02-05

申请人： Cochlear Limited

发明人： Filiep J. VANPOUCKE

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/30 ,  H04R25/356

摘要： A method, including obtaining data indicative of respective perceived loudness levels for a plurality of hearing percepts respectively evoked at different current levels, and creating a map for the hearing prosthesis based on the obtained data by adjusting at least one of the respective current levels based on data of a respective perceived loudness for another current level.

公开(公告)号：US20240171015A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18427595

申请日：2024-01-30

申请人： Cochlear Limited

发明人： Oliver John Ridler

IPC分类号： H02J50/70 ,  A61N1/08 ,  A61N1/36 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H04B5/26 ,  H04B5/79

CPC分类号： H02J50/70 ,  A61N1/08 ,  A61N1/36038 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H04B5/26 ,  H04B5/79 ,  H02J2310/23

摘要： An apparatus includes at least one first circuit configured to generate a first time-varying magnetic field for magnetic induction power transfer to a device, at least one second circuit configured to generate and/or receive a second time-varying magnetic field for magnetic induction data transfer to and/or from the device, and at least one third circuit configured to generate a third time-varying magnetic field in response to a time-varying electric current. The third time-varying magnetic field is configured to at least partially inhibit degradation of said data transfer from the first time-varying magnetic field. The apparatus further includes at least one fourth circuit configured to generate the time-varying electric current in response to a received portion of the first time-varying magnetic field.