Parameter adjustment device and method thereof
    1.
    发明授权
    Parameter adjustment device and method thereof 有权
    参数调整装置及其方法

    公开(公告)号:US08666503B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-04

    申请号:US12627192

    申请日:2009-11-30

    IPC分类号: A61N1/36

    摘要: A parameter adjustment device and method thereof for a stimulator is disclosed. The parameter adjustment device comprises a generation unit, a user interface and a process unit. The generation unit generates a test MAP based on a current MAP. The user interface displays the current MAP and the test MAP for choosing one of them as the preferred MAP, and displays a major and a minor for choosing again, the major and the minor is defined as a significant difference and a little difference between the test MAP and the current MAP respectively. The process unit computes the acceptance probability of the preferred MAP based on a major or minor probability correspondence relationship and determines a next MAP by comparing the acceptance probability with the test probability. When one of the termination conditions is satisfied in an iterative operation, the next MAP is outputted as the best MAP.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于刺激器的参数调整装置及其方法。 参数调整装置包括生成单元,用户界面和处理单元。 生成单元基于当前MAP生成测试MAP。 用户界面显示当前MAP和测试MAP,选择其中一个作为首选MAP,并显示主要和次要选择,主要和次要被定义为显着差异和测试之间的一点差异 MAP和当前MAP。 处理单元基于主要或次要概率对应关系来计算优选MAP的接受概率,并通过将接受概率与测试概率进行比较来确定下一MAP。 当在迭代操作中满足终止条件之一时,将下一MAP作为最佳MAP输出。

    ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MULTI-GROUP ELECTRODE ARRAY
    2.
    发明申请
    ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MULTI-GROUP ELECTRODE ARRAY 审中-公开
    电刺激系统和使用多组电极阵列的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100228319A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-09

    申请号:US12719022

    申请日:2010-03-08

    IPC分类号: A61N1/05

    摘要: An electrical stimulation system and method using multi-group electrode array are disclosed. The electrical stimulation system comprises an implant body having an electrode carrying surface, an electrode array provided on the electrode carrying surface, and an electrode controller. The electrode array comprises a plurality of electrode groups, each of which includes a plurality of electrodes, and each of the electrodes has an independent power supply control. The electrode controller receives a control signal to drive a set of at least two corresponding electrodes, which is selected from the electrodes of the same electrode group and two adjacent electrode groups. Powers supplies to the set of corresponding electrodes may be regulated by the independent power supply controls thereof, so as to generate a virtual channel between the set of corresponding electrodes through interaction of powers supplied to the set of corresponding electrodes.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种使用多组电极阵列的电刺激系统和方法。 电刺激系统包括具有电极承载表面的植入体,设置在电极承载表面上的电极阵列和电极控制器。 电极阵列包括多个电极组,每个电极组包括多个电极,并且每个电极具有独立的电源控制。 电极控制器接收控制信号以驱动从相同电极组和两个相邻电极组的电极中选择的至少两个对应电极组。 可以通过其独立的电源控制来调节对相应电极组的供电,以便通过提供给该组相应的电极的功率的相互作用在相应电极组之间产生虚拟通道。

    Adjustable implant electrode system and implant electrode assembly thereof
    3.
    发明申请
    Adjustable implant electrode system and implant electrode assembly thereof 有权
    可调植入电极系统及其植入电极组件

    公开(公告)号:US20100125311A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-20

    申请号:US12587252

    申请日:2009-10-05

    IPC分类号: A61F11/04 A61N1/36

    摘要: An adjustable implant electrode system comprises an adjustable implant electrode assembly and an adjustment device for adjusting the adjustable implant electrode assembly to a desired position. The adjustable implant electrode assembly comprises an implant, a plurality of electrodes, and a plurality of magnetic components. The electrodes are disposed in the implant for providing stimulating currents according to a control signal. The magnetic components are combined with the electrodes in one-to-one correspondence. The adjustment device comprises a control unit, an excitation unit, and one or more magnetic units. The control unit is used to select one or more magnetic components to be moved from the magnetic components, and the excitation unit is used to excite the selected one or more magnetic components for the same to generate a magnetic pole, and the magnetic unit is adapted to generate a magnetic filed to drive the magnetic pole and accordingly move the implant.

    摘要翻译: 可调植入电极系统包括可调节植入电极组件和用于将可调节植入电极组件调整到期望位置的调节装置。 可调植入电极组件包括植入物,多个电极和多个磁性部件。 电极设置在植入物中,以根据控制信号提供刺激电流。 磁性元件与电极一一对应地结合在一起。 调整装置包括控制单元,激励单元和一个或多个磁性单元。 控制单元用于选择要从磁性部件移动的一个或多个磁性部件,并且激励单元用于激励所选择的一个或多个磁性部件以产生磁极,并且磁性单元适应 以产生磁场来驱动磁极并因此移动植入物。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION
    4.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION 有权
    用于控制电刺激的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20090248110A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-01

    申请号:US12358539

    申请日:2009-01-23

    IPC分类号: A61N1/36

    摘要: An apparatus and method for controlling an electrical stimulation system to increase the resolution of the stimulation region with multiple independent power source electrodes is proposed. In the apparatus, the electrode set contains at least three electrodes of which two adjacent electrodes are of the same power polarity to control the location of the composite stimulation signal and the others are of an inverse power polarity to balance the total power polarity and narrow the stimulation region. The method for the apparatus comprises steps of: receiving a target stimulation location and level, generating at least one parameter to adjust power settings of the electrodes, thereby obtaining a composite stimulation signal corresponding to a virtual channel of which a location and level match the target stimulation location and level.

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种用于控制电刺激系统以增加具有多个独立电源电极的刺激区域的分辨率的装置和方法。 在该装置中,电极组包含至少三个电极,其两个相邻的电极具有相同的功率极性,以控制复合刺激信号的位置,并且其它电极具有反向功率极性,以平衡总功率极性并使 刺激区域。 该装置的方法包括以下步骤:接收目标刺激位置和电平,产生至少一个参数以调节电极的功率设置,从而获得对应于位置和电平与目标相匹配的虚拟信道的复合刺激信号 刺激位置和水平。

    Method and apparatus for controlling electrical stimulation
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for controlling electrical stimulation 有权
    用于控制电刺激的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08340758B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-25

    申请号:US12358539

    申请日:2009-01-23

    IPC分类号: A61N1/00

    摘要: An apparatus and method for controlling an electrical stimulation system to increase the resolution of the stimulation region with multiple independent power source electrodes is proposed. In the apparatus, the electrode set contains at least three electrodes of which two adjacent electrodes are of the same power polarity to control the location of the composite stimulation signal and the others are of an inverse power polarity to balance the total power polarity and narrow the stimulation region. The method for the apparatus comprises steps of: receiving a target stimulation location and level, generating at least one parameter to adjust power settings of the electrodes, thereby obtaining a composite stimulation signal corresponding to a virtual channel of which a location and level match the target stimulation location and level.

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种用于控制电刺激系统以增加具有多个独立电源电极的刺激区域的分辨率的装置和方法。 在该装置中,电极组包含至少三个电极,其两个相邻的电极具有相同的功率极性,以控制复合刺激信号的位置,并且其它电极具有反向功率极性,以平衡总功率极性并使 刺激区域。 该装置的方法包括以下步骤:接收目标刺激位置和电平,产生至少一个参数以调节电极的功率设置,从而获得对应于位置和电平与目标相匹配的虚拟信道的复合刺激信号 刺激位置和水平。

    Adjustable implant electrode system and implant electrode assembly thereof
    6.
    发明授权
    Adjustable implant electrode system and implant electrode assembly thereof 有权
    可调植入电极系统及其植入电极组件

    公开(公告)号:US08311642B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-13

    申请号:US12587252

    申请日:2009-10-05

    IPC分类号: A61F11/04

    摘要: An adjustable implant electrode system comprises an adjustable implant electrode assembly and an adjustment device for adjusting the adjustable implant electrode assembly to a desired position. The adjustable implant electrode assembly comprises an implant, a plurality of electrodes, and a plurality of magnetic components. The electrodes are disposed in the implant for providing stimulating currents according to a control signal. The magnetic components are combined with the electrodes in one-to-one correspondence. The adjustment device comprises a control unit, an excitation unit, and one or more magnetic units. The control unit is used to select one or more magnetic components to be moved from the magnetic components, and the excitation unit is used to excite the selected one or more magnetic components for the same to generate a magnetic pole, and the magnetic unit is adapted to generate a magnetic field to drive the magnetic pole and accordingly move the implant.

    摘要翻译: 可调植入电极系统包括可调节植入电极组件和用于将可调节植入电极组件调整到期望位置的调节装置。 可调植入电极组件包括植入物,多个电极和多个磁性部件。 电极设置在植入物中,以根据控制信号提供刺激电流。 磁性元件与电极一一对应地结合在一起。 调整装置包括控制单元,激励单元和一个或多个磁性单元。 控制单元用于选择要从磁性部件移动的一个或多个磁性部件,并且激励单元用于激励所选择的一个或多个磁性部件以产生磁极,并且磁性单元适应 以产生磁场来驱动磁极并因此移动植入物。

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTING A PATIENT SPECIFIC NEURAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION MODEL
    7.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTING A PATIENT SPECIFIC NEURAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION MODEL 审中-公开
    建立患者特异性神经电刺激模型的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120116741A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-10

    申请号:US13110771

    申请日:2011-05-18

    IPC分类号: G06G7/60

    摘要: A system and a method of constructing a personalized or patient specific neural stimulation model. The method includes measuring an electro-physiology signal of an individual and establishing a personalized or patient specific neural stimulation model that has a preset model parameter and generates a human physiology parameter according to the model parameters; and analyzing the human physiology parameters and regulating the model parameters according to a parameter-optimizing algorithm, such that the human physiology parameters outputted by the personalized or patient specific neural stimulation model matches the measured electro-physiology signal.

    摘要翻译: 构建个性化或患者特异性神经刺激模型的系统和方法。 该方法包括测量个体的电生理信号并建立具有预设模型参数的个性化或患者特异性神经刺激模型,并根据模型参数生成人体生理参数; 并根据参数优化算法分析人体生理参数和调节模型参数,使得个性化或患者特异性神经刺激模型输出的人体生理参数与测得的电生理信号匹配。

    ELECTRICAL STIMULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS TO STIMULATE NERVE FIBERS
    8.
    发明申请
    ELECTRICAL STIMULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS TO STIMULATE NERVE FIBERS 有权
    电刺激方法和刺激神经纤维的装置

    公开(公告)号:US20110230933A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-22

    申请号:US12987897

    申请日:2011-01-10

    IPC分类号: A61N1/36

    摘要: The present invention provides an electrical stimulation method and apparatus to stimulate nerve fibers, turning on suitable combination of adjacent electrodes simultaneously to form virtual channels based on predetermined rules, so that the stimulation signal will generate or evoke a nerve response spectrum that matches the original signal spectrum presented as the input sound. The method includes the steps of receiving a sound signal by a receiving unit; dividing the received sound signal into a plurality of frequency bands by a processing unit; extracting a spectral peak from each of the frequency bands and determining a stimulation sequence of frequency bands by the processing unit; and selectively driving a plurality of electrode groups in a plurality of cycles based on the stimulation sequence of frequency bands and a determination rule by the processing unit, so that the nerve response that matches the original signal will be generated.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种刺激神经纤维的电刺激方法和装置,基于预定的规则同时打开相邻电极的适当组合以形成虚拟通道,使得刺激信号将产生或引起与原始信号匹配的神经反应谱 频谱呈现为输入声音。 该方法包括以下步骤:接收单元接收声音信号; 通过处理单元将接收到的声音信号分成多个频带; 从每个频带提取频谱峰值,并由处理单元确定频带的刺激序列; 并且基于频带的刺激序列和由处理单元的确定规则以多个周期选择性地驱动多个电极组,从而将产生与原始信号匹配的神经反应。

    Electrical stimulation method and apparatus to stimulate nerve fibers
    9.
    发明授权
    Electrical stimulation method and apparatus to stimulate nerve fibers 有权
    刺激神经纤维的电刺激方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08521298B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-27

    申请号:US12987897

    申请日:2011-01-10

    IPC分类号: A61N1/00 A61N1/36

    摘要: The present invention provides an electrical stimulation method and apparatus to stimulate nerve fibers, turning on suitable combination of adjacent electrodes simultaneously to form virtual channels based on predetermined rules, so that the stimulation signal will generate or evoke a nerve response spectrum that matches the original signal spectrum presented as the input sound. The method includes the steps of receiving a sound signal by a receiving unit; dividing the received sound signal into a plurality of frequency bands by a processing unit; extracting a spectral peak from each of the frequency bands and determining a stimulation sequence of frequency bands by the processing unit; and selectively driving a plurality of electrode groups in a plurality of cycles based on the stimulation sequence of frequency bands and a determination rule by the processing unit, so that the nerve response that matches the original signal will be generated.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种刺激神经纤维的电刺激方法和装置,基于预定的规则同时打开相邻电极的适当组合以形成虚拟通道,使得刺激信号将产生或引起与原始信号匹配的神经反应谱 频谱呈现为输入声音。 该方法包括以下步骤:接收单元接收声音信号; 通过处理单元将接收到的声音信号分成多个频带; 从每个频带提取频谱峰值,并由处理单元确定频带的刺激序列; 并且基于频带的刺激序列和由处理单元的确定规则以多个周期选择性地驱动多个电极组,从而将产生与原始信号匹配的神经反应。

    Audio-separating apparatus and operation method thereof
    10.
    发明授权
    Audio-separating apparatus and operation method thereof 有权
    音频分离装置及其操作方法

    公开(公告)号:US08391509B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-05

    申请号:US12626860

    申请日:2009-11-27

    IPC分类号: H04B15/00 H04R29/00

    CPC分类号: H04R3/007

    摘要: This present invention discloses an audio-separating apparatus and operation method thereof. The audio-separating apparatus applies both blind source separation and noise reduction mechanisms. The audio-separating apparatus only uses one microphone to record mixed sound signals. After applying the noise reduction mechanism, noise reduced signals and the mixed sound signals are used as the inputs of the blind source separation. The method may avoid the spatial aliasing effect caused by using a microphone array to record the mixed sound signals. Besides, speech segment losses caused by processing the noise reduction will be effectively recovered, which may help the hearing impaired recognize target speech signals.

    摘要翻译: 本发明公开了一种音频分离装置及其操作方法。 音频分离装置同时应用盲源分离和降噪机制。 音频分离装置仅使用一个麦克风来记录混合声音信号。 在应用降噪机构之后,将噪声降低信号和混合声音信号用作盲源分离的输入。 该方法可以避免使用麦克风阵列记录混合声音信号引起的空间混叠效应。 此外,通过处理噪声降低引起的语音段损耗将有效恢复,这可能有助于听力障碍者识别目标语音信号。