Delayed stimulation in auditory prostheses
US8065016B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/0541
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method generating electrical stimuli by an auditory prosthesis (1;1′;1″) including an array of stimulation devices in response to an incoming acoustic signal, the method including determining stimulation devices to be activated within the array and activation times for those electrodes; and applying a temporal adjustment (12) to the activation times such that activation of electrodes representing lower-amplitude components of the signal is delayed relative to activation of a proximate device representing a higher-amplitude component of the signal.
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