公开(公告)号：US11865330B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-09

申请号：US17219751

申请日：2021-03-31

申请人： Advanced Bionics AG

发明人： Gerhard Roehrlein ,  Stefan Launer ,  Lee F. Hartley ,  Lakshmi Mishra ,  Abhijit Kulkarni ,  Mark Downing

IPC分类号： A61N1/372 ,  A61N1/05 ,  A61N1/378 ,  A61N1/36 ,  H04R25/00

CPC分类号： A61N1/0541 ,  A61N1/36038 ,  A61N1/3787 ,  A61N1/37211 ,  A61N1/37229 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/602 ,  H04R25/606 ,  H04R2225/021 ,  H04R2225/51

摘要： Hearing assistance apparatus, systems and methods that involve the use of distributed power without the use of a headpiece.

公开(公告)号：US10994129B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-04

申请号：US16522638

申请日：2019-07-25

申请人： Advanced Bionics AG

发明人： Gerhard Roehrlein ,  Stefan Launer ,  Lee F. Hartley ,  Lakshmi Mishra ,  Abhijit Kulkarni ,  Mark Downing

IPC分类号： A61N1/05 ,  A61N1/378 ,  A61N1/372 ,  A61N1/36 ,  H04R25/00

摘要： Hearing assistance apparatus, systems and methods that involve the use of distributed power without the use of a headpiece.

公开(公告)号：US09592381B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-14

申请号：US14437186

申请日：2012-11-29

申请人： ADVANCED BIONICS AG

发明人： Abhijit Kulkarni

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  A61N1/36

CPC分类号： A61N1/36032 ,  A61N1/36036 ,  H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/552

摘要： An exemplary system for facilitating sound localization by a bilateral cochlear implant patient includes 1) a processing facility configured to determine an interaural difference between a first audio signal detected by a first microphone associated with a first ear of a bilateral cochlear implant patient and a second audio signal detected by a second microphone associated with a second ear of the bilateral cochlear implant patient and generate, based on the determined interaural difference, an enhanced interaural level difference (ILD) associated with the low frequency acoustic content of the first and second audio signals and 2) a control facility configured to direct a first cochlear implant associated with the first ear and a second cochlear implant associated with the second ear to generate electrical stimulation representative of the low frequency acoustic content in accordance with the enhanced ILD. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 用于促进双侧耳蜗植入患者的声音定位的示例性系统包括1）处理设备，其被配置为确定由与双侧耳蜗植入物患者的第一耳朵相关联的第一麦克风检测到的第一音频信号与第二音频 由与所述双侧耳蜗植入物患者的第二耳朵相关联的第二麦克风检测到的信号，并且基于所确定的耳间差异，生成与所述第一和第二音频信号的低频声音内容相关联的增强的耳间级别差异（ILD），以及 2）控制设备，其被配置为引导与所述第一耳相关联的第一耳蜗植入物和与所述第二耳朵相关联的第二耳蜗植入物，以根据增强的ILD产生代表所述低频声学成分的电刺激。 还公开了相应的系统和方法。

公开(公告)号：US20150271612A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-24

申请号：US14729016

申请日：2015-06-02

申请人： Advanced Bionics AG

发明人： Stefan D. Menzl ,  Hans-Uelii Roeck ,  Logan P. Palmer ,  Abhijit Kulkarni ,  Manish Vaishya ,  Volkmar Hamacher

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  A61N1/36

CPC分类号： H04R25/70 ,  A61N1/36036 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/60 ,  H04R2225/41 ,  H04R2430/01 ,  H04R2430/03

摘要： An exemplary system includes 1) an electro-acoustic stimulation (“EAS”) subsystem that directs a cochlear implant to apply electrical stimulation to a patient, and directs a receiver to apply acoustic stimulation to the patient; and 2) a volume control subsystem communicatively coupled to the EAS subsystem and that facilitates independent control of a first volume level perceived by the patient when the electrical stimulation is applied and a second volume level perceived by the patient when the acoustic stimulation is applied.

摘要翻译： 示例性系统包括：1）引导耳蜗植入物以对患者施加电刺激的电声刺激（“EAS”）子系统，并引导接收器对患者施加声学刺激; 以及2）通信地耦合到EAS子系统的音量控制子系统，并且当施加电刺激时促进对患者感知的第一音量水平的独立控制，并且当施加声学刺激时由患者感知到的第二音量水平。

公开(公告)号：US20150265837A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-24

申请号：US14437186

申请日：2012-11-29

申请人： ADVANCED BIONICS AG

发明人： Abhijit Kulkarni

IPC分类号： A61N1/36 ,  H04R25/00

CPC分类号： A61N1/36032 ,  A61N1/36036 ,  H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/552

摘要： An exemplary system for facilitating sound localization by a bilateral cochlear implant patient includes 1) a processing facility configured to determine an interaural difference between a first audio signal detected by a first microphone associated with a first ear of a bilateral cochlear implant patient and a second audio signal detected by a second microphone associated with a second ear of the bilateral cochlear implant patient and generate, based on the determined interaural difference, an enhanced interaural level difference (ILD) associated with the low frequency acoustic content of the first and second audio signals and 2) a control facility configured to direct a first cochlear implant associated with the first ear and a second cochlear implant associated with the second ear to generate electrical stimulation representative of the low frequency acoustic content in accordance with the enhanced ILD. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 用于促进双侧耳蜗植入患者的声音定位的示例性系统包括1）处理设备，其被配置为确定由与双侧耳蜗植入物患者的第一耳朵相关联的第一麦克风检测到的第一音频信号与第二音频 由与所述双侧耳蜗植入物患者的第二耳朵相关联的第二麦克风检测到的信号，并且基于所确定的耳间差异，生成与所述第一和第二音频信号的低频声音内容相关联的增强的耳间级别差异（ILD），以及 2）控制设备，其被配置为引导与所述第一耳相关联的第一耳蜗植入物和与所述第二耳朵相关联的第二耳蜗植入物，以根据增强的ILD产生代表所述低频声学成分的电刺激。 还公开了相应的系统和方法。

公开(公告)号：US20140257431A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-11

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： A61N1/36

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：US10046163B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-14

申请号：US15826662

申请日：2017-11-29

申请人： ADVANCED BIONICS AG

发明人： Abhijit Kulkarni ,  Wantjinarjo Suwito

IPC分类号： A61N1/36 ,  A61N1/372 ,  H04B5/00 ,  A61N1/378 ,  A61N1/375

摘要： An exemplary system includes 1) a cochlear implant module configured to be implanted within a patient and including cochlear implant circuitry configured to apply electrical stimulation representative of one or more audio signals to the patient, 2) a first connector assembly coupled to the cochlear implant module and configured to be implanted within the patient, the first connector assembly including a first set of induction coils, 3) an implantable module configured to be implanted within the patient, and 4) a second connector assembly coupled to the implantable module and configured to be implanted within the patient, the second connector assembly including a second set of induction coils. The first and second sets of induction coils are configured to form a multi-channel inductive link between the implantable module and the cochlear implant module. Corresponding systems are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20180078765A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-22

申请号：US15826662

申请日：2017-11-29

申请人： ADVANCED BIONICS AG

发明人： Abhijit Kulkarni ,  Wantjinarjo Suwito

IPC分类号： A61N1/36 ,  H04B5/00 ,  A61N1/372 ,  A61N1/378 ,  A61N1/375

CPC分类号： A61N1/36036 ,  A61N1/37223 ,  A61N1/375 ,  A61N1/3787 ,  H04B5/0006 ,  H04B5/0037 ,  H04B5/0075 ,  H04B5/0093

摘要： An exemplary system includes 1) a cochlear implant module configured to be implanted within a patient and including cochlear implant circuitry configured to apply electrical stimulation representative of one or more audio signals to the patient, 2) a first connector assembly coupled to the cochlear implant module and configured to be implanted within the patient, the first connector assembly including a first set of induction coils, 3) an implantable module configured to be implanted within the patient, and 4) a second connector assembly coupled to the implantable module and configured to be implanted within the patient, the second connector assembly including a second set of induction coils. The first and second sets of induction coils are configured to form a multi-channel inductive link between the implantable module and the cochlear implant module. Corresponding systems are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20170224992A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-10

申请号：US15500494

申请日：2014-08-14

申请人： ADVANCED BIONICS AG

发明人： Abhijit Kulkarni ,  Leonid M. Litvak

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

CPC分类号： A61N1/36036 ,  A61N1/37241 ,  A61N1/37264 ,  H04R25/70

摘要： An exemplary sound processor included in a cochlear implant system associated with a patient 1) receives, from a fitting system while the sound processor is communicatively coupled to the fitting system, a command that sets a control parameter associated with the cochlear implant system to an initial value and data representative of a target value associated with the control parameter, 2) detects a decoupling of the sound processor from the fitting system, the decoupling resulting in the sound processor being in a non-fitting state, and 3) gradually adjusts, while the sound processor is in the non-fitting state, the control parameter from the initial value towards the target value in accordance with an adaption time course associated with the control parameter. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US09232328B2

公开(公告)日：2016-01-05

申请号：US14807780

申请日：2015-07-23

申请人： Advanced Bionics AG

发明人： Stefan D. Menzl ,  Hans-Uelii Roeck ,  Logan P. Palmer ,  Abhijit Kulkarni ,  Manish Vaishya ,  Volkmar Hamacher ,  Alexander Reich ,  Jack Lin

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

CPC分类号： H04R25/70 ,  A61N1/36036 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R2225/41 ,  H04R2430/01 ,  H04R2430/03

摘要： A system includes a sound processor included in an electro-acoustic stimulation (“EAS”) device and that directs a cochlear implant to apply electrical stimulation to a patient and a receiver to apply acoustic stimulation to the patient. The system further includes a volume control facility and a selection facility that selectively associates the volume control facility with the electrical stimulation in response to a first user input, selectively associates the volume control facility with the acoustic stimulation in response to a second user input, and selectively associates the volume control facility with both the electrical stimulation and the acoustic stimulation in response to a third user input.

摘要翻译： 一种系统包括包括在电声刺激（“EAS”）装置中的声音处理器，并且引导耳蜗植入物对患者和接收器施加电刺激以对患者施加声刺激。 系统还包括音量控制设备和选择设备，其选择性地将音量控制设备与电刺激相关联以响应于第一用户输入，响应于第二用户输入选择性地将音量控制设备与声学刺激相关联，以及 响应于第三用户输入，选择性地将音量控制设备与电刺激和声刺激相关联。