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Event detection in an implantable auditory prosthesis

US11484218B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

Cochlear Limited · AU

Inventors

Benjamin Peter Johnston · Sydney, AU
Paul Michael Carter · Parramatta, AU
Stuart John Kay · Chatswood, AU
Andrea Lam · Chatswood, AU
Shaun Ashwin Kumar · Sydney, AU
Joerg Pesch · Hannover, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 23, 2019
Grant date	Nov 1, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 14, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N1/36038
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Presented herein are techniques for monitoring the physical state of a stimulating assembly to, for example, detect the occurrence of an adverse event. More specifically, an elongate stimulating assembly comprising a plurality of longitudinally spaced contacts is at least partially implanted into a recipient. Electrical measurements are performed at one or more of the plurality of contacts and the electrical measurements are evaluated relative to one another to determine the physical state of the stimulating assembly.

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