AU621128B2 - Process and device for electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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- A61N1/36036—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation of the outer, middle or inner ear
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| DE3821970A DE3821970C1 (enExample) | 1988-06-29 | 1988-06-29 | |
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| AU3775689A AU3775689A (en) | 1990-01-23 |
| AU621128B2 true AU621128B2 (en) | 1992-03-05 |
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| AU37756/89A Expired AU621128B2 (en) | 1988-06-29 | 1989-06-22 | Process and device for electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve |
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| US (1) | US5215085A (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP0379541A1 (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU621128B2 (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE3821970C1 (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO1990000040A1 (enExample) |
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| US4996987A (en) * | 1989-05-10 | 1991-03-05 | Therapeutic Technologies Inc. | Power muscle stimulator |
| US5095904A (en) * | 1989-09-08 | 1992-03-17 | Cochlear Pty. Ltd. | Multi-peak speech procession |
| US5531787A (en) * | 1993-01-25 | 1996-07-02 | Lesinski; S. George | Implantable auditory system with micromachined microsensor and microactuator |
| WO1995001709A1 (en) * | 1993-07-01 | 1995-01-12 | The University Of Melbourne | Cochlear implant devices |
| US5584870A (en) * | 1995-03-09 | 1996-12-17 | Cochlear Ltd. | Implant ESD protection network |
| US5772575A (en) * | 1995-09-22 | 1998-06-30 | S. George Lesinski | Implantable hearing aid |
| CN1216208A (zh) * | 1996-02-15 | 1999-05-05 | 阿曼德P·诺伊凯尔曼 | 改进的可生物相容的换能器 |
| JP2000508844A (ja) * | 1996-03-25 | 2000-07-11 | エス ジョージ レジンスキー | 埋め込み可能な補聴器マイクロアクチュエータの取付け装置 |
| KR20000016084A (ko) * | 1996-05-24 | 2000-03-25 | 알만드 피. 뉴커만스 | 이식가능한 보청기의 개량 마이크로폰 |
| EP0912146B1 (en) * | 1996-07-19 | 2009-11-18 | Armand P. Neukermans | Biocompatible, implantable hearing aid microactuator |
| US6353671B1 (en) * | 1998-02-05 | 2002-03-05 | Bioinstco Corp. | Signal processing circuit and method for increasing speech intelligibility |
| US6078838A (en) | 1998-02-13 | 2000-06-20 | University Of Iowa Research Foundation | Pseudospontaneous neural stimulation system and method |
| US6907130B1 (en) | 1998-02-13 | 2005-06-14 | University Of Iowa Research Foundation | Speech processing system and method using pseudospontaneous stimulation |
| US6631295B2 (en) | 1998-02-13 | 2003-10-07 | University Of Iowa Research Foundation | System and method for diagnosing and/or reducing tinnitus |
| JP2002509761A (ja) * | 1998-04-01 | 2002-04-02 | サー・ジェイムズ・エイチ・ドイル | 多重チャネルのインプラント可能な内耳刺激器 |
| AU758242B2 (en) * | 1998-06-08 | 2003-03-20 | Cochlear Limited | Hearing instrument |
| US7917224B2 (en) * | 1999-07-21 | 2011-03-29 | Med-El Elektromedizinische Geraete Gmbh | Simultaneous stimulation for low power consumption |
| CA2382964C (en) * | 1999-08-26 | 2013-01-15 | Clemens M. Zierhofer | Electrical nerve stimulation based on channel specific sampling sequences |
| US8165686B2 (en) * | 1999-08-26 | 2012-04-24 | Med-El Elektromedizinische Geraete Gmbh | Simultaneous intracochlear stimulation |
| AUPQ366799A0 (en) * | 1999-10-26 | 1999-11-18 | University Of Melbourne, The | Emphasis of short-duration transient speech features |
| AUPQ952700A0 (en) * | 2000-08-21 | 2000-09-14 | University Of Melbourne, The | Sound-processing strategy for cochlear implants |
| US20070088335A1 (en) * | 2001-10-24 | 2007-04-19 | Med-El Elektromedizinische Geraete Gmbh | Implantable neuro-stimulation electrode with fluid reservoir |
| CA2460676C (en) | 2001-10-24 | 2010-03-23 | Claude Jolly | Implantable fluid delivery apparatuses and implantable electrode |
| WO2003037212A2 (en) | 2001-10-30 | 2003-05-08 | Lesinski George S | Implantation method for a hearing aid microactuator implanted into the cochlea |
| US6950706B2 (en) * | 2002-04-26 | 2005-09-27 | Medtronic, Inc. | Wave shaping for an implantable medical device |
| US20050149132A1 (en) | 2003-12-24 | 2005-07-07 | Imad Libbus | Automatic baroreflex modulation based on cardiac activity |
| US8577473B2 (en) * | 2004-03-08 | 2013-11-05 | Med-El Elektromedizinische Geraete Gmbh | Cochlear implant stimulation with low frequency channel privilege |
| US7096063B2 (en) * | 2004-03-19 | 2006-08-22 | Medtronic, Inc. | Method and apparatus for delivering multi-directional defibrillation waveforms |
| US7779153B2 (en) * | 2005-10-27 | 2010-08-17 | Cochlear Limited | Automated collection of operational data from distributed medical devices |
| JP2007128335A (ja) * | 2005-11-04 | 2007-05-24 | Nec Corp | レプリケーション調停装置と方法並びにプログラム |
| AR059786A1 (es) * | 2006-03-09 | 2008-04-30 | Med El Elektromed Geraete Gmbh | Configuracion de electrodo de implante coclear para eluir farmacos |
| WO2009023435A1 (en) * | 2007-08-10 | 2009-02-19 | Med-El Elektromedizinische Geraete Gmbh | Pulse width adaptation for inductive links |
| EP2207592B1 (en) * | 2007-11-09 | 2016-10-05 | Med-El Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH | Pulsatile cochlear implant stimulation strategy |
| GB2460410B (en) * | 2008-05-27 | 2012-06-06 | Stephen James Norris | Auditory prosthesis |
| CA2740877C (en) * | 2008-10-15 | 2015-02-03 | Med-El Elektromedizinische Geraete Gmbh | Inner ear drug delivery device and method |
| CA2745453C (en) | 2008-11-10 | 2015-06-16 | Med-El Elektromedizinische Geraete Gmbh | Hydrogel-filled drug delivery reservoirs |
| WO2010088324A1 (en) * | 2009-01-28 | 2010-08-05 | Med-El Elktromedizinische Geraete Gmbh | Channel specific gain control including lateral suppression |
| EP2396076B1 (en) * | 2009-02-06 | 2016-04-20 | MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH | Phase triggered envelope sampler |
| CA2756129C (en) * | 2009-03-24 | 2013-01-29 | Med-El Elektromedizinische Geraete Gmbh | Carrier and envelope triggered cochlear stimulation |
Citations (2)
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| US4593696A (en) * | 1985-01-17 | 1986-06-10 | Hochmair Ingeborg | Auditory stimulation using CW and pulsed signals |
| GB2171605A (en) * | 1983-01-20 | 1986-09-03 | Nat Res Dev | Apparatus for electrical stimulation of nerves |
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| US3766331A (en) * | 1971-11-24 | 1973-10-16 | Zcm Ltd | Hearing aid for producing sensations in the brain |
| US4063048A (en) * | 1977-03-16 | 1977-12-13 | Kissiah Jr Adam M | Implantable electronic hearing aid |
| CA1100189A (en) * | 1977-11-03 | 1981-04-28 | Ian C. Forster | Inner ear stimulating prosthesis |
| DE3016128C2 (de) * | 1979-03-08 | 1982-08-12 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Verfahren zur Erzeugung von akustischen Sprachsignalen, die für äußerst Schwerhörige verständlich sind (optimale Sprachverständlichkeit liefern) und Gerät zur Durchführung dieses Verfahrens |
| US4284856A (en) * | 1979-09-24 | 1981-08-18 | Hochmair Ingeborg | Multi-frequency system and method for enhancing auditory stimulation and the like |
| DE3003315C2 (de) * | 1980-01-30 | 1982-09-16 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Verfahren zur Erzeugung von elektrokutanen Reizmustern als Träger akustischer Information und Gerät zur Durchführung dieses Verfahren |
| DE3008677C2 (de) * | 1980-03-06 | 1983-08-25 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Hörprothese zur elektrischen Stimulation des Hörnervs |
| US4403118A (en) * | 1980-04-25 | 1983-09-06 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Method for generating acoustical speech signals which can be understood by persons extremely hard of hearing and a device for the implementation of said method |
| US4400590A (en) * | 1980-12-22 | 1983-08-23 | The Regents Of The University Of California | Apparatus for multichannel cochlear implant hearing aid system |
| US4592359A (en) * | 1985-04-02 | 1986-06-03 | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Multi-channel implantable neural stimulator |
| US5069210A (en) * | 1989-04-17 | 1991-12-03 | Jeutter Dean C | Cochlear implant employing frequency-division multiplexing and frequency modulation |
| US5095904A (en) * | 1989-09-08 | 1992-03-17 | Cochlear Pty. Ltd. | Multi-peak speech procession |
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1988
- 1988-06-29 DE DE3821970A patent/DE3821970C1/de not_active Expired
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1989
- 1989-06-22 US US07/490,664 patent/US5215085A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-06-22 WO PCT/DE1989/000415 patent/WO1990000040A1/de not_active Ceased
- 1989-06-22 AU AU37756/89A patent/AU621128B2/en not_active Expired
- 1989-06-22 EP EP89907071A patent/EP0379541A1/de not_active Withdrawn
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| GB2171605A (en) * | 1983-01-20 | 1986-09-03 | Nat Res Dev | Apparatus for electrical stimulation of nerves |
| US4593696A (en) * | 1985-01-17 | 1986-06-10 | Hochmair Ingeborg | Auditory stimulation using CW and pulsed signals |
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| AU3775689A (en) | 1990-01-23 |
| DE3821970C1 (enExample) | 1989-12-14 |
| US5215085A (en) | 1993-06-01 |
| EP0379541A1 (de) | 1990-08-01 |
| WO1990000040A1 (de) | 1990-01-11 |
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