Hearing evaluation device with patient connection evaluation capabilities
US6475163B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/7203
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for evaluation of hearing loss is disclosed. The apparatus and method use evoked Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR) to determine if the subject is able to hear iteratively administered click stimuli. The present invention evaluates the sufficiency of the patient connections, namely earphones and electrodes, to the evaluation device. More particularly, the present invention determines if the earphones are detached or deformed, if the electrodes have been reversed, or if the electrodes have become detached.
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