Recording and retrieval of sound data in a hearing prosthesis

US8170677B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cochlear Limited · AU

Inventors

• John Chambers · Mona Vale, AU
• Michael Goorevich · Fawn Drive, AU
• Konstadinos Hatzianestis · Chatswood, AU
• Koen Van den Heuvel · Hove, BE
• Paul Michael Carter · Parramatta, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 13, 2006
• Grant date: May 1, 2012
• Expiry date: Sep 11, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04R2225/67
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A hearing prosthesis for delivering stimuli to a hearing-impaired recipient is disclosed, the hearing prosthesis comprising: a sound transducer for converting received sound signals into electric audio signals; a sound processor for converting the electric audio signals into stimuli signals; a stimulator for delivering the stimuli to the recipient; a memory for storing data representative of sound signals; and a controller configured to cause selected sound data to be retrieved from the memory and processed by the sound processor.