Cochlear implant, device for generating a control signal for a cochlear implant, device for generating a combination signal and combination signal and corresponding methods

US10744322B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE

Inventors

• Bernd Edler · Hannover, DE
• Andreas Buechner · Altwarmbüchen, DE
• Waldo Nogueira · Brussels, BE
• Frank Klefenz · Mannheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 5, 2006
• Grant date: Aug 18, 2020
• Expiry date: Dec 15, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04R25/606
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A cochlear implant for processing signal parameters which are adapted for controlling the cochlear implant, which are based on the audio signal and which enable generating a representation of the audio signal by the cochlear implant includes a receive interface which is implemented to receive the signal parameters and a nerve stimulator for processing the signal parameters to generate nerve cell stimulation signals based on the signal parameters. A device for generating a control signal for a cochlear implant on the basis of an audio signal includes a cochlear parameter extractor for analyzing the audio signal which is implemented to generate signal parameters as input information for the cochlear implant based on an analysis of the audio signal using a human hearing simulation model, and a transmit interface for transmitting the signal parameters to the cochlear implant.