CN110755742A - Cochlear implant system and method for operating the same - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a cochlear implant system and an operation method thereof, the cochlear implant system comprises an external machine, an internal implant, a transmission repeater and a background server thereof, wherein the external machine is connected with the transmission repeater through Bluetooth, and the transmission repeater is connected with the background server through the Internet. The cochlear implant system and the operation method thereof can adjust and correct parameters in real time according to the hardware state of the external unit and the environmental sound in a remote background service mode, improve the hearing recovery experience of a patient, and are beneficial to the operation state data statistics and technology upgrading of cochlear implant products.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to a cochlear implant system and an operation method thereof, in particular to a cochlear implant system with remote background service and an operation method thereof.
Background
At present, the technology of the cochlear implant system tends to be mature, and the cochlear implant system operates stably and reliably. The artificial cochlea system mainly comprises two parts, namely an extra-corporeal unit and an intra-corporeal implant, which are closely matched to complete the system operation.
The external machine collects environmental sounds through the microphone, then carries out operation processing on the sounds to convert the sounds into electric signals, transmits the electric signals to the internal implant, and the internal implant generates electric stimulation on the electrodes in the cochlea according to the electric signals, so that the auditory sense of a patient is generated or recovered. Among them, the operation processing of sound by the external unit has been advanced from the early simplification and simplification to the present complication and intellectualization. New technologies and new algorithms are continuously added in the operation of the processing link, such as various strategy coding, intelligent noise reduction, preprocessing, environment self-adaption, voice recognition and the like. While the technology is updated, the patient not only just recovers the hearing, but also has better experience in the comfort and intelligent directions.
There is a limit to how new technology is updated and added as an independent external unit. Especially, the size, operation speed, code storage space, power consumption, etc. of the processor of the external unit are limited, and the optimal optimization processing cannot be performed on different sound types in real time.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the foregoing defects in the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a cochlear implant system and an operating method thereof, which can adjust the sound correction parameters of an external unit in real time by means of remote background service.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cochlear implant system, which comprises an external unit, an internal implant, a transmission repeater, and a background server, wherein the external unit is connected to the transmission repeater via bluetooth, and the transmission repeater is connected to the background server via internet.
The transmission repeater is an intelligent mobile communication device.
The invention also provides an operation method of the cochlear implant system, which comprises the following steps: (a) the in-vitro machine collects sound data and then sends part of the sound data and the current state of a processor of the in-vitro machine to a transmission repeater, wherein the in-vitro machine is connected with the transmission repeater through Bluetooth; (b) the transmission repeater transmits the received data to a background server through the Internet; (c) the background server processes the received data and generates appropriate correction parameters, and then the correction parameters are sent to the transmission repeater through the internet and further sent to the external machine; (d) and the external machine processes the sound data according to the correction parameters and sends the sound data to the internal implant.
In step (a), the current state of the processor of the off-body unit includes a hardware state and performance.
In step (b), the transmission repeater is connected to the internet through a WiFi hotspot or a wireless network card.
In step (c), the modification parameters include a pre-emphasis factor, a MIC sensitivity factor, and an automatic gain level.
The cochlear implant system and the operation method thereof can adjust and correct parameters in real time according to the hardware state of the external machine and the environmental sound in a remote background service mode, improve the hearing recovery experience of a patient, and are beneficial to the operation state data statistics and technology upgrading of cochlear implant products.
The conception, the specific structure and the technical effects of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings to fully understand the objects, the features and the effects of the present invention.
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Fig. 1 is a block schematic diagram of a cochlear implant system of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a flow chart of a method of operating the cochlear implant system of the present invention.
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The invention is further elucidated with reference to the drawing.
As shown in fig. 1, the present invention provides a cochlear implant system, which includes an external unit 1, an internal implant 2, a transmission relay 3, and a background server 4 thereof, wherein the external unit 1 is connected to the transmission relay 3 via bluetooth, the transmission relay 3 is connected to the background server 4 via internet, and the transmission relay 3 may be an intelligent mobile communication device, that is, an APP software for relaying is installed on the intelligent mobile communication device to achieve the purpose of signal transmission, or may be a dedicated relay device.
As shown in fig. 2, the operation method of the cochlear implant system includes the steps of:
1. collecting data: the method comprises the steps that an external machine 1 collects sound data and then sends part of the sound data and the current state of a processor of the external machine 1 to a transmission repeater 3, wherein the external machine 1 is connected with the transmission repeater through Bluetooth, and the current state of the processor of the external machine 1 comprises a hardware state and performance;
2. data transmission: the transmission repeater 3 transmits the received data to the background server 4 through the internet, wherein the transmission repeater 3 is connected with the internet through a WiFi hotspot or a wireless network card;
3. processing data: the background server 4 processes the received data and generates appropriate correction parameters, and then sends the correction parameters to the transmission repeater 3 through the internet and further to the external machine 1, wherein the correction parameters comprise pre-emphasis factors, MIC sensitivity factors, automatic gain levels and the like;
4. and (3) correcting the sound: the extracorporeal machine 1 processes the sound data according to the correction parameters and sends the sound data to the intracorporeal implant 2.
This artificial cochlea system can full play backstage service's function for old external machine also can apply assorted new algorithm, has promoted the experience that the patient resumes the hearing, also changes the life who has prolonged external machine mutually, more can acquire patient's in real time service condition, and then guides patient's use, including failure diagnosis. It is worth reminding that the background server 4 can be used for simultaneously connecting a plurality of external machines 1, namely, one company can connect all the external machines under the flag by only one or a plurality of background servers, and the cost is low.
The foregoing detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention has been presented. It should be understood that numerous modifications and variations could be devised by those skilled in the art in light of the present teachings without departing from the inventive concepts. Therefore, the technical solutions available to those skilled in the art through logic analysis, reasoning and limited experiments based on the prior art according to the concept of the present invention should be within the scope of protection defined by the claims.
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1. A cochlear implant system characterized by: the system comprises an external machine, an internal implant, a transmission repeater and a background server, wherein the external machine is connected with the transmission repeater through Bluetooth, and the transmission repeater is connected with the background server through the Internet.
2. The cochlear implant system of claim 1, wherein: the transmission repeater is an intelligent mobile communication device.
3. A method of operating a cochlear implant system, comprising the steps of: (a) the in-vitro machine collects sound data and then sends part of the sound data and the current state of a processor of the in-vitro machine to a transmission repeater, wherein the in-vitro machine is connected with the transmission repeater through Bluetooth; (b) the transmission repeater transmits the received data to a background server through the Internet; (c) the background server processes the received data and generates appropriate correction parameters, and then the correction parameters are sent to the transmission repeater through the internet and further sent to the external machine; (d) and the external machine processes the sound data according to the correction parameters and sends the sound data to the internal implant.
4. The method of operation of claim 3, wherein: in step (a), the current state of the processor of the off-body unit includes a hardware state and performance.
5. The method of operation of claim 3, wherein: in step (b), the transmission repeater is connected to the internet through a WiFi hotspot or a wireless network card.
6. The method of operation of claim 3, wherein: in step (c), the modification parameters include a pre-emphasis factor, a MIC sensitivity factor, and an automatic gain level.
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