Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical therapeutic systems
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-25
2006-07-25
Jastrzab, Jeff (Department: 3762)
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical therapeutic systems
C607S055000, C607S056000, C607S137000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07082332
ABSTRACT:
The sound processor and method uses a model of basilar membrane motion to select stimuli, based upon the predicted motion which the acoustic signal presented would produce in an acoustically excited normally hearing cochlea. The filter; used, in contrast to single channel per electrode approaches, cover multiple channels and overlap with each other. Consequently the stimuli presented produce a neural excitation pattern which approximates the spatio-temporal travelling wave observed on the basilar membrane in an acoustically excited normally hearing cochlea. Preferably, the predicted electrode stimuli are based upon the instantaneous predicted amplitude of the electrode location.
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Blamey Peter John
Clark Graeme
McDermott Hugh
Patrick James F.
Swanson Brett Anthony
Cochlear Limited
Jagtiani & Guttag
Jastrzab Jeff
Roberts Darin
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