公开(公告)号：US5597380A

公开(公告)日：1997-01-28

申请号：US239757

申请日：1994-05-09

申请人： Hugh J. McDermott ,  Andrew E. Vandali

发明人： Hugh J. McDermott ,  Andrew E. Vandali

IPC分类号： A61N1/36 ,  H04R25/00 ,  A01N1/36

CPC分类号： H04R25/505 ,  A61N1/36032 ,  H04R25/606

摘要： An improved sound processor, with particular application to stimulation of implanted electrode arrays, such as cochlear implants. The processor channelizes received sound signals into at least ten analysis channels to produce amplitude signals for each channel. A predefined number of channels with the largest amplitude are used to modulate stimuli for the implanted array. The predefined number is at least four, and less than or equal to half the number of analysis channels.

摘要翻译： 改进的声音处理器，特别适用于刺激植入的电极阵列，例如人工耳蜗植入物。 处理器将接收的声音信号通道化为至少十个分析通道，以产生每个通道的振幅信号。 使用具有最大幅度的预定数量的通道来调制植入阵列的刺激。 预定义数量至少为四分之一，小于或等于分析通道数量的一半。

公开(公告)号：US5792196A

公开(公告)日：1998-08-11

申请号：US823077

申请日：1997-03-24

申请人： Daniel Cooper ,  Dean J. MacCarter

发明人： Daniel Cooper ,  Dean J. MacCarter

IPC分类号： A61N1/365 ,  A01N1/36

CPC分类号： A61N1/36521

摘要： A rate responsive pacemaker senses an instantaneous metabolic indicative parameter such as minute volume and monitors this parameter over an extended time period of 30 days. A corresponding cumulative rate control parameter is generated. The cumulative rate parameter is converted into a metabolic pulsing rate for generating pulses in accordance with a set of physical activity parameters.

摘要翻译： 速率响应起搏器感测瞬时代谢指示参数，如微小体积，并在30天的延长时间内监测该参数。 生成相应的累积速率控制参数。 累积速率参数被转换为用于根据一组身体活动参数产生脉冲的代谢脉冲速率。

公开(公告)号：US5584869A

公开(公告)日：1996-12-17

申请号：US388193

申请日：1995-02-13

申请人： Patrice L. Heck ,  Dianne Allum-Mecklenburg ,  Joseph H. Schulman

发明人： Patrice L. Heck ,  Dianne Allum-Mecklenburg ,  Joseph H. Schulman

IPC分类号： A61N1/36 ,  H04R25/00 ,  A01N1/36

CPC分类号： A61N1/36032 ,  H04R25/505

摘要： A system and method for detecting failures in an auditory stimulation device includes, in one embodiment, a microphone; a signal processor; a supercutaneous transmitter; a subcutaneous receiver; a subcutaneous transmitter; and a supercutaneous receiver. The signal processor generates a stimulation signal in response to the microphone detecting an audio signal, and the supercutaneous transmitter couples the stimulation signal through a skin surface of a patient. The subcutaneous receiver receives the stimulation signal, and the subcutaneous transmitter generates a feedback signal in response to receipt of the stimulation signal by the subcutaneous receiver. The supercutaneous receiver receives the feedback signal. In one variation of the embodiment, the signal processor generates an alarm signal when the feedback signal is not received. In another variation of the embodiment, the signal processor analyzes differences between the stimulation signal and the feedback signal, and generates a difference signal indicative of the differences between the stimulation signal and the feedback signal. The signal processor then generates the alarm signal in the event the difference signal indicates the differences exceed a prescribed threshold.

摘要翻译： 用于检测听觉刺激装置中的故障的系统和方法在一个实施例中包括麦克风; 一个信号处理器; 超声波发射机; 皮下接收器 皮下发射器; 和超吸收接收器。 信号处理器响应于麦克风检测音频信号而产生刺激信号，并且超级发射器将刺激信号通过患者的皮肤表面耦合。 皮下接收器接收刺激信号，并且皮下发射器响应于皮下接收器接收到刺激信号而产生反馈信号。 超级皮肤接收器接收反馈信号。 在本实施例的一个变型中，当没有接收到反馈信号时，信号处理器产生报警信号。 在本实施例的另一变型中，信号处理器分析刺激信号和反馈信号之间的差异，并产生指示刺激信号和反馈信号之间的差异的差信号。 然后，信号处理器在差分信号指示差超过规定阈值的情况下产生报警信号。